This announcement was contained in a statement by the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, where she noted that the information contained in the online messages was misleading.

“The attention of NELFUND has been drawn to a fraudulent message currently circulating online, falsely claiming that President Bola Tinubu has directed the reopening of the NELFUND Student Loan portal. We wish to categorically state that this website is FAKE, and the information contained in the message is false and misleading,” she stated.

She urged the general public, especially students, parents, and guardians, to avoid clicking on unverified links and to never submit personal or financial information on suspicious websites.