{"id":193408,"date":"2026-02-03T20:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/over-1-million-nigerian-students-receive-n20000-monthly"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:02:38","slug":"over-1-million-nigerian-students-receive-n20000-monthly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/over-1-million-nigerian-students-receive-n20000-monthly","title":{"rendered":"Over 1 Million Nigerian Students Receive N20,000 Monthly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the ongoing NELFUND initiative, emphasizing its impact on students and families across Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Yilwatda spoke on Tuesday on Channels TV Politics.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the challenges many Nigerian students face in paying school fees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost students in Nigeria have difficulty paying their school fees. I know of many who had to withdraw from universities because they couldn\u2019t afford it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that under the NELFUND initiative, students can now access loans that cover their tuition fees, while also receiving a monthly allowance of N20,000, whether they are in school or on holiday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know a number of them who even support their parents back home, invest in farming, and during holidays, help pay the school fees of their younger siblings in secondary schools within their communities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to Prof. Yilwatda, over a million students nationwide currently benefit from this program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s available to anybody in Nigeria. If you\u2019re a student struggling with school fees, register your university and put your name forward to access the student loan. We offset your entire school fees, and you get N20,000 every month,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He described the program as a social protection system, supporting households and parents across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are households, these are parents. Over a million students have access to it, and all their parents are looking forward to more support through NELFUND,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The APC chairman also touched on other social welfare programs, including health insurance, which has benefited 4 to 5 million Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the ongoing NELFUND initiative, emphasizing its impact on students and families across Nigeria. Prof. Yilwatda spoke on Tuesday on Channels TV Politics. 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