NUGS Demands Immediate Release Of Delayed Student Loans
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on the Student Loans Trust Fund (SLTF) to release outstanding loans due students across the country.
According to NUGS, the delays in the release of the funds are causing a lot of challenges for the affected students.
“… Some institutions have issued notices warning students of closing registration deadline; an example is the University of Business and Integrated Development (UBIDS-WA), amongst others.
“KNUST is set to write mid-semester exams from 27th of February, 2023. It’s unfortunate that several of our student’s risk not being able to write the exams due to inability to pay their fees as a result of non-payment of student loans”, NUGS lamented.
In a statement jointly signed by the NUGS President, Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo and Press Secretary, Emmanuel Yaw Gyimah, the union urged the government to immediately honour its obligations to the frustrated students.
“We, by this statement call on the Student Loan Trust Fund and the Government, to as a matter of urgency, pay qualified applicants of the student loan immediately. Students are at risk of deferring if loans are not paid immediately.”
Meanwhile, the NUGS has called on the agitated students to remain calm as it takes measures to address their concerns.
“The union entreats students to calm down and call on our various local secretariats on campuses with special and urgent situations to reach out to the National Secretariats for immediate assistance at info@nugs.org.gh/0241615737”, the statement concluded.
