By JOHN ONAH, AbujaNigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that its application portal for the 2024/2025 academic session will close on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. In a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, NELFUND said no further student applications will be accepted after the deadline. The loan portal will reopen in the second week of October 2025 for the 2025/2026 academic session, with applications remaining open until January 2026. The Fund added that upkeep disbursements for the 2024/2025 session will continue until November 2025, but students must reapply for the 2025/2026 academic session to continue receiving payments. “Announcing the closure of the current application portal is a necessary step to prepare for the next cycle,” he said.