The Nigerian Students Loans Board was established in 1972 and by 1991 it had given out student loans valued at N46 million (3.8 million US dollars). In 1992, the Board had outstanding loans of 40 million Naira (3.34 million US dollars).
This huge outstanding may have led to the creation of the Niger
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