The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, on Sunday, said a total of 36 state-owned tertiary institutions had been cleared to beneift from the student loan scheme.
It said the students of the 36 institutions could now apply for student loans.
“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 student 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 benefit from the scheme.”
NELFUND listed the universities as follows, Adamawa State University, Mubi; Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri; Borno State University; Muhammed Lawan College of Agriculture, Borno State; Edo State University, Uzairue; Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti.
Others include 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.
Also on the list are Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State; University of Medical Sciences, Ondo; Osun State University; University of Ilesa, Osun State; GTC, Ara, Osun State; GTC, Gbongan Osun State; GTC, Ijebu-Jess, Osun State; GTC, Ile-Ife; GTC, Inisa; GTC Iwo; GTC Osun; GTC Otan Ayegbaju; Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun; Government Technical College, 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.
The management of NELFUND had on June 25, 2024, shifted student loan applications for students in state-owned tertiary institutions to July 10 due to low data submissions.
The process was supposed to be opened to the students from June 25, 2024.
In a statement by the Head, Media and Public Relations, Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, the organisation had said the decision to shift the date was necessitated by the failure of several state-owned institutions to upload the required student data and fee information to the NELFUND Student Verification System.
No fewer than 1.2 million students are expected to benefit from the cardinal programme of the President Bola Tinubu administration.
The President approved N35bn for the take-off of the scheme after signing the law backing the scheme on April 3.
