12 More Institutions Onboarded for Student Loan by NELFUND

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) announced on Wednesday that 12 additional state government-owned tertiary institutions have joined the student loan application pool. This onboarding process followed the successful submission and verification of data from these institutions.

Nasir Ayitogo, Head of Media and Public Relations at NELFUND, confirmed in a statement that the total number of participating state government-owned tertiary institutions has increased from 36 to 48. However, student data from 121 institutions is still outstanding.

NELFUND urged all remaining institutions to submit their student data to the Student Verification Portal promptly to ensure their students can benefit from the loan scheme. They also called on states with successfully uploaded data to inform and encourage their students to apply for the loans, which will provide financial relief to students and generate revenue for the institutions.

The newly approved state-owned tertiary institutions are:

1. Abia State Polytechnic
2. Benue State University, Makurdi
3. College of Education, Waka-Biu
4. University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Enugu State
5. Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State
6. Kwara Polytechnic
7. Lagos State University of Science and Technology
8. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
9. Olabisi Onabanjo University
10. Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic
11. Taraba State Polytechnic
12. Yobe State University