Low NELFUND applications worry Niger Delta group

The Niger Delta Progressives Alliance has disclosed that the people of the region recorded low application in the 2024/2025 NELFUND, calling on the region to take advantage of the initiative in the 2025/2026 phase. The group made the call in a campaign awareness tagged, “The Future is Here,” in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

The convener, Mr Victor Udoh, said the engagement was a clarion call and a duty to define the Niger Delta people. He said, “This theme ‘The Future Is Here,’ is an intentional declaration that we stand at the edge of a long-awaited inflection point, heralding a movement. A movement that proclaims, with hope and conviction, that the future is no longer a distant promise. “That is why today we showcase more than speeches; we showcase proofs. Proof that the student loan programme is not a distant promise but doors are already opening, proof in Agriculture grant, the Nigerian youth involvement fund, CNG, and lots more.”

“In the 2024/2025 NELFUND student loan programme, records showed that 65 percent of beneficiaries are from the North, while 35 percent are from the South and most of that 35 percent are from the South-West. “Our region recorded low application. It’s not that our people were denied; they simply didn’t apply. Many don’t even believe these opportunities are real. “When people are economically empowered, communities become more secure and stable. That’s why we are taking this message from state to state across the Niger Delta.”

The National coordinator, Niger Delta Youth Council, Jator Abido said that the Federal government under President Tinubu, in two years in office has demonstrated the willingness to take necessary steps to reposition economy through policies that, though initially demanding, have begun to yield gradual fiscal stability and regular investment confidence.

Source: https://punchng.com/low-nelfund-applications-worry-niger-delta-group/?amp

Date: 6Nov25