Every year, thousands of graduates are posted to various sectors as service personnel and these Service personnel are paid monthly allowances.
Sometimes delay in the payment of monthly allowance by the National Service Scheme can be financially draining and hectic.
What is NSS Loan?
NSS direct loan is a paperless, fast, easy, and convenient way by which National Service Personnel found within the subvented category can request for loans from Direct Savings and Loans Ltd.
Interestingly, applying for loans requires no processing fee, no penalty and no collateral from Service Persons. Personnel can apply anywhere at anytime and at their convenience.
NSS Direct Loan Shortcode
*396*1#
The above short code is the short code provided by the Direct Savings and Loans Ltd services for NSS and YEA Loan Application. The Short code guides a new registrant through the process of applying for loan.
Interest rate
The interest rate for the NSS Direct Loan is 6.5% Per month.
Requirement
You have to be a newly posted National service Personnel
You have to be Registered and Validated National service Person
You have to be a National service personnel found within the Subvented category. That is, a service personnel found in the public sector.
Steps to register & apply for quick loan
1. Dial *396*1# to apply now
Personnel are to dial *396*1# to apply for loan from Direct Savings and Loans Ltd
2. A popup message appears, select NSS
Personnel are to select NSS from the popup menu.
3. Enter NSS number
Personnel is required at this stage to enter their NSS number to continue (Example NSSGCC1854964). Entering the NSS Number displays your NSS information such as
Full name
Date of Birth
NSS Number
E-zwich Number.
4. A pop up appears with your NSS information
Click on 1 to accept to get your loan. Personnel are to note that the loan amount reduces every month.
5. Receive PIN via SMS
After accepting to receive loan, a PIN will be sent to you via SMS, then you redial the Short code *396*1# to continue
6. Verification of sent PIN
After redialing the short code *396*1#, you will be requested to enter the four digits pin sent you via SMS for verification
7. Setup your personal PIN
After you have successfully entered the PIN, you will be prompted to setup your own PIN.
8. Dial *396*1# again
After performing all the procedures outlined above, dial *396*1# again and follow the steps below to request an NSS loan using the Direct Savings and Loans Ltd.
9. Choose request loan
Choose option 1 on your phone keyboard to request for loan from Direct Savings and Loans Ltd
10. Specify loan Purpose
At this stage, a personnel has to specify the purpose for loan request. Example: Education, Funeral, Medication, Personal.
11. Enter loan Amount
After Specifying loan Purpose, a pop message appears with a specified amount of money you are qualified to be given as loan. You can enter an amount that is between the specified amount.
12. Confirm your repayment plan
Select your Loan repayment (Number of months to pay back)
NB: Incase, you exit the process unknowingly, you can continue from where you left by entering *396*1#
Aside from applying through the code *396*1#, Personnel can also apply by Calling
0302743300
0577619776 – WhatsApp
How to repay NSS Direct Loan
The loan amount would automatically be deducted from one’s E-zwich by the National service Scheme on a monthly basis, plus interest.
Source: GESHub.org
