On July 7, 2024 The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) commenced student loan applications for 36 state-owned universities across the country. Remaining faithful to the order at which it plans to onboard students of the different classifications of tertiary institutions in the country, the management of the Fund made the announcement via its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, July 7. The released statement reads:
“The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (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 has successfully submitted their student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System (SVS).”
It went further to say, “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 a list of the 36 state-owned universities approved and currently onboarded by NELFUND for student loan applications:
1. Adamawa State University, Mubi
2. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
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. 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. GTC, Gbongan, Osun State
25. GTC, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State
26. GTC, Ile-Ife, Osun State
27. GTC, Inisa, Osun State
28. GTC, Iwo, Osun State
29. GTC, Osu, Osun State
30. 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
Though some may say it’s still in relative infancy, NELFUND is one government agency which is quickly gaining a reputation for fulfilling its promises to the Nigerian people and doing so in a timely fashion.
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