Student loan: 36 state-owned institutions onboarded – NELFUND

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund said a total of 36 state-owned tertiary institutions had been onboarded for the Student loan, noting that the students of the institutions can commence their loan applications.

This was disclosed on Sunday via the official X handle of the Fund, tweeting as #NELFUND.

The tweet read, “The management of NELFUND is pleased to announce that students enrolled in the following 36 state-owned tertiary institutions can now apply for student loans effective today, 7th July 2024

“The management of these institutions have successfully submitted their students’ data to the NELFUND Student Verification System. We urge all other state-owned tertiary institutions to submit their complete student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System timely to enable their students to benefit from the scheme.”

Below is the list of the 36 onboarded state-owned institutions:

1. Lagos State University
2. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State
3. Borno State University
4. Mohammet Lawan college of Agriculture, Borno State
5. Edo State University, Uzairue
6. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
7. Gombe State University
8. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State
9. Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo
10. Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
11. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
12. Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
13. Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
14. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
15. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi state
16. Lagos State University of Education
17. Adamawa State University, Mubi
18. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
19. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
20. University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State
21. Osun State University
22. University of Ilesa, Osun State
23. Government Technical College, Ara, Osun State
24. Government Technical College, Gbongan, Osun State
25. Government Technical College, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State
26. Government Technical College, Ile-Ife, Osun State
27. Government Technical College, Inisa, Osun State
28. Government Technical College, Iwo, Osun State
29. Government Technical College, Osun State University, Osun State
30. Government Technical College, Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State
31. Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun
32. Government Technical College, Ile-Ife
33. Osun State College of Education
34. Taraba State University, Jalingo
35. Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
36. Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara

Deborah Tolu-Kolawole

Deborah, has three years of experience covering the education sector, trade unions, politics and international affairs, and is a journalist with The PUNCH

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