Honestly, waiting for the NELFUND April upkeep disbursement feels like waiting for video game downloads with slow internet: super frustrating! Most of the time, the holdup comes from tech stuff, like the recent system upgrade NELFUND talked about. But there’s also this huge pressure on universities to be clear and honest with disbursement info — the NELFUND boss literally told them not to mess around or delay telling students when their money lands. Plus, if a ton of students apply at once (like how 995 students at Adeyemi University did for N68 million!), the whole system gets swamped, so you might have to wait a bit longer.

I totally get it because it happened at my cousin’s school—the payment took weeks longer after they upgraded their portal or whatever. If you still don’t get paid after the official word from NELFUND, try checking with your university’s finance office. Sometimes it’s just a paperwork blip, not a problem with your account. Stuff like this makes people nervous, but I’ve found that the payments usually show up, just maybe not as fast as you want. Hang in there if you’re waiting!