The National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN) has announced a four per cent dividend for the National Education Savings Scheme SSPN-i and SSPN-i Plus for 2016.

Chairman Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said the dividend involves an allocation of RM76.74 million which will be paid out from this month.

"The dividend will benefit more than 2.7 million SSPN-i and SSPN-i Plus depositors," he told reporters when announcing the distribution here today.

- BERNAMA