Chief Executive Officer of the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), Dr Saajida Shiraz, has announced a major shift in the operations of the fund, declaring an end to the era where approved student loans were not disbursed.

Addressing stakeholders during the official launch of the No Fees Stress initiative in Koforidua on Friday, July 4, Dr.

Shiraz said the Fund has restored its credibility by consistently delivering on its obligations to students across the country. "The days where SLTF approved students for loans it could not give is over, and the nonchalance that characterised the shameful failure to meet core mandate obligations are a thing of the past," she asserted.

Dr Shiraz noted that the SLTF had already disbursed first-semester loans to a total of 38,440 students across 145 public and private tertiary institutions for the 2024/2025 academic year.