Education
NELFUND cautions students against fake student loan website
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has issued a strong warning to students and the general public over a fraudulent student loan portal that is currently circulating online.
The organization raised the alarm in a statement released in Abuja by its Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, on Monday.
According to the statement, the fake message being shared online falsely claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the reopening of the student loan application portal.
The fraudulent message includes a link to a bogus website, which has no connection to NELFUND.
Oluwatuyi stressed that the site in question is fake and urged Nigerians to disregard both the message and the link it contains.
She clarified that the information being peddled is completely false and misleading.
She reiterated that the official website for applying for the NELFUND student loan remains www.nelf.gov.ng.
“Any other portal or link claiming to represent the organization is fraudulent and should be avoided.”
Oluwatuyi cautioned students, parents, and guardians not to engage with any unverified websites or provide their personal or financial details on suspicious platforms, warning that doing so could put their sensitive information at risk.
Assuring the public of NELFUND’s commitment to transparency and fairness, she stated that the Fund would always communicate important updates through official and verified channels.
She also encouraged anyone who receives suspicious messages or comes across fake websites related to student loans to report such incidents directly to NELFUND via email or through its official social media handles.
Oluwatuyi emphasized that the Fund remains focused on ensuring the safety and integrity of the loan application.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for candidates who sat for the first day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released before midnight on Friday.
This was contained in a statement shared via X, JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
The post reads “RELEASE OF RESULTS FOR THE first day of the 2026 UTME .
This is to inform all candidates who sat for the 2026 UTME on Thursday, 16th April 2026, that their results will be released today before midnight.
“An official announcement will be made to the public and posted on this page as soon as the results are available.
Recall that the examination began on the 16th of April 20226.
The West African Examinations Council has released the timetable for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates.
According to the final international timetable shared on WAEC’s official X handle on Monday, the examination will begin on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, and end on Friday, June 19, 2026.
The council said the examination will start with Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session and Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session.
The examination includes core subjects such as English Language and Mathematics, along with a range of elective subjects in sciences, arts, humanities, and vocational or technical fields.
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates, with 71.63 per cent of them achieving five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
Announcing the results on Tuesday, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Danlami Wushishi, disclosed that a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination nationwide.
Of this number, 51,823 candidates, representing 53.43 per cent, were males, while 45,156 candidates, representing 46.56 per cent, were females.
According to him, 95,160 candidates eventually sat for the examination, comprising 50,785 males (53.36 per cent) and 44,375 females (46.63 per cent).
Wushishi stated that 93,425 candidates sat for the English Language examination, out of which 73,167 candidates, representing 78.32 per cent, obtained credit passes and above. He added that 93,330 candidates sat for Mathematics, with 85,256 candidates, representing 91.35 per cent, securing credit passes and above.
He revealed that 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63 per cent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. In addition, 82,082 candidates, representing 86.26 per cent, recorded five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
NECO Registrar Danlami Wushishi and other officials during the announcement of the 2025 SSCE results for external students.
On examination malpractice, the NECO Registrar disclosed that 9,016 candidates were booked for various forms of malpractice, compared to 6,160 cases recorded in 2024, indicating an increase of 31.7 per cent.
He also announced that some supervisors and centres were sanctioned for their involvement in malpractice.
According to him, two supervisors from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and one each from Kano and Lagos States were recommended for appropriate sanctions.
Furthermore, four examination centres—two in Niger State, and one each in Yobe and Lagos States—were found culpable of whole-centre malpractice and have been recommended for de-recognition.
The NECO chief reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to maintaining the integrity and credibility of its examinations and warned stakeholders against engaging in practices that undermine the examination process.
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