The absence of digital records of students in most schools, as well as the lethargic response from some tertiary institutions, among others, are part of the encumbrances that are slowing down the implementation of the Federal Government’s students loan scheme, OWEDE AGBAJILEKE reports.
At a recent press conference, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund , Akintunde Sawyerr, said that out of the over 60,000 successful registrations so far, 30,000 applicants from 119 institutions successfully applied for the facility in one week. The lack of a digital database, it was observed, partly explains why most institutions are foot-dragging in submitting complete students’ data to the agency, which has threatened to name and shame schools with incomplete student data on June 24.
Findings, however, revealed that skewed admission processes/shady deals in some tertiary institutions, without recourse to JAMB admission letters, may have been responsible for the lethargic response. Another source said that the situation is even worse at state universities where governors are the visitors. There, admissions are given to governor’s recommended candidates without the necessary paperwork,” he alleged.
“With the coming on board of this loan scheme, students from poor homes will be able to go to the universities and concentrate fully on their studies. “We are in the Second Semester at the moment, but some of us are just receiving our admission letters as final-year students, and this has deprived us of several opportunities. Some of my colleagues are still waiting for their JAMB admission letters as I speak.”
Commenting on the dearth of digital database systems in schools, some IT experts told The Guardian that most public tertiary institutions have no digital database requested by NELFUND, stressing that what they have is a manual or paper database. “But in terms of whether the schools have the data, yes they have it. Some have it manually or in hard copy. Most of the schools in Nigeria still use manual processes for handling transcripts. For instance, after you apply for your transcript upon finishing from the Mathematics Department, the Exams Office will go to your former department and confirm your raw scores; write them out, and all of that. That’s what takes time.
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