Twelve more state government-owned tertiary institutions have submit student data to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), increasing the number from the 36 earlier announced to 48.
The increment was contained in a press release by the NELFUND Head of Media and Public Relations, Nasir Ayitogo, 10 July, 2024.
He further stated that the expansion was a result of the successful submission and verification of data completeness and accuracy required from the institutions.
“The Management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is delighted to announce the onboarding of an additional 12 state government-owned tertiary institutions to the student loan application portal.
“This expansion comes following the successful submission and verification of data completeness and accuracy required from the institutions.
“With this latest addition, the total number of participating state government-owned tertiary institutions has now increased from the initial 36 announced earlier to 48.
“Students data from 121 institutions is outstanding,” the NELFUND Head of Media and Public Relations stated in the release.
Meanwhile, NELFUND Managing Director, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has expressed gratitude to all who have submitted their data so far.
Sawyerr paid a courtesy call on the governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday. He gave special recognition to the governor for what he described as his exemplary leadership in this regard.
NELFUND urged all institutions that are yet to submit their students data to the Student Verification Portal (SVS) of the Fund to kindly do so to enable their students benefit from the scheme.
It also urged states whose data has been captured and successfully uploaded to urgently sensitise their students to apply. This, it stated, was to bring succour to students who are struggling financially and also bring guaranteed revenue to the institutions.
NELFUND also stated in the release that students from the following state government-owned tertiary institutions can now visit www.nelf.gov.ng to apply for the loan:
Newly Onboarded Institutions
Abia State Polytechnic; Benue State University, Makurdi; College of Education, Waka-Biu; University of Medical and Applied Sciences Enugu State; Aliko Dangote University of science and Technology Wudil, Kano State;
Kwara Polytechnic; Lagos State University of Science and Technology; Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger State; Olabisi Onabanjo University; Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic; Taraba State Polytechnic and Yobe State University.
Earlier Available State-Owned Institutions
Adamawa State University, Mubi; Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri; Borno State University; Mohammet Lawan College of Agriculture, Borno State; Edo State University, Uzairue; Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti; Gombe State University;
Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State; Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo; Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria; Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano;
Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina; Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management; Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero; Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi State;
Lagos State University of Education; Lagos State University; Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State; University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State; Osun State University; University of Ilesa, Osun State;
GTC, Ara Osun State;GTC, Gbogan, Osun State; GTC, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State; GTC, Ile-Ife, Osun State; GTC, Inisa, Osun State; GTC, Iwo, Osun State; GTC, Osu, Osun State; GTC, Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State; Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun: GTC, Ile-Ife;
Osun State College of Technology; Taraba State University, Jalingo; Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State and Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara.
