No fewer than 130 students of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa have benefitted from the students loan imitative of the federal government.
The acting director of information and communication technology and the liaison on the disbursement of the loan offer to students in the school, Mr. Suleiman Mohammed, disclosed this during an orientation workshop organised for the new students of the institution.
Suleiman, who delivered the lecture on how to access the federal government students’ loan, said the disbursement was carried out by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund.
“This is really a big intervention by the federal government and we are appreciative for the commencement of disbursement to our students. We know it’s a gradual straightforward process and more students will be attended to as time goes by.
I can also confirm to you that thousands of students have applied and those whose applications do not have any issue will be given the loan.
“That is why I am here today to sensitise the new students who may be having financial challenges to apply. I really appreciate the SUG for organizing this orientation exercise. It will go a long way for them,” he explained.
President, Students Union Government of the institution, Mr. Nuhu Abdulsamad, on his part, commended the federal government for the gesture even as he promised to continue to sensitise more students on the loan and how to apply for it.
“We felt the need to create more awareness on this issue. That was why we invited in charge of it in this school to come and talk about it and Allah the fears and concerns of the students who may still be having doubts or do not know how to apply for it.
“Thank God we heard that more than 100 students have already gotten the loan. That should spur others who really need to apply for it. We really thank the president foe this laudable initiative. It has gone a long way for many,” he said.
Also speaking, Miss Cecilia Okoh, a newly admitted student who said though she had not shown interest in applying for the loan however described the offer as well intended and would help many poor students across the country.
She appreciated the resource persons and the SUG of the institution for organising the workshop which she said had gone a long way to sensitise new students on a lot of issues.
