Student Loan: NELFUND onboards 12 more state-owned institutions

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that 12 additional state-owned tertiary institutions have uploaded their students’ data on the Fund’s Student Verification System (SVS).

NELFUND said on Sunday that only 36 of 151 state-owned institutions had uploaded their students’ data on the SVS, making their students ineligible for enrollment in the student loan scheme of the federal government.

The government agency expects students’ data from 48 state-owned universities, 49 state-owned polytechnics and 54 state-owned colleges of education.

Additional institutions

In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesperson for NELFUND, Nasir Ayitogo, said the total number of state-owned institutions eligible to take part in the student loan scheme has now increased to 48. He also listed the additional 12 state-owned institutions onboarded for the scheme.

He added that the agency expects students’ data from the remaining 121 state-owned institutions, including universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.

Mr Ayitogo said: “The Management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is delighted to announce the onboarding of an additional twelve (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”.

The Fund, therefore, urged the remaining institutions to hasten the process of submitting their students’ data to enable their students to benefit from the scheme.

“It also urges states whose data have been captured and successfully uploaded to urgently sensitise their students to apply, thereby bringing succour to students who are struggling financially whilst also bringing guaranteed revenue to the institutions,” he said.

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List of compliant institutions

1. Adamawa State University, Mubi
2. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
3. Borno State University
4. Mohammed 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. Lagos State University
18. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
19. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun state
20. University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
21. Osun State University
22. University Of Ilesa, Osun State
23. Government Technical College (Gtc), Ara Osun State
24. Government Technical College (Gtc), Gbongan Osun State
25. Government Technical College (Gtc), Ijebu-Jesa Osun State
26. Government Technical College (Gtc), Ile-Ife Osun State
27. Government Technical College (Gtc), Inisa Osun State
28. Government Technical College (Gtc), Iwo Osun State
29. Government Technical College (Gtc),Osu Osun State
30. Government Technical College (Gtc), Otan Ayegbaju Osun State
31. Osun State College Of Education, Ila-Orangun
32. Government Technical College Ile-Ife
33. Osun State College Of Technology
34. Taraba State University, Jalingo
35. Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
36. Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara.
37. Abia State Polytechnic
38. Benue State University, Makurdi
39. College of Education, Waka-Biu
40. University of Medical and Applied Sciences Enugu State
41. Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology Wudil, Kano State
42. Kwara State Polytechnic
43. Lagos State University of Science and Technology
44. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger State
45. Olabisi Onabanjo University
46. Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic
47. Taraba State Polytechnic
48. Yobe State University

Qosim Suleiman is a reporter at Premium Times in partnership with Report for the World, which matches local newsrooms with talented emerging journalists to report on under-covered issues around the globe