22 more state-owned tertiary institutions have been certified by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to apply for student loan.
This was made known via a post on the Fund’s official X handle.
“The Nigeria Education Loan Fund has announced that students from the following 22 state-owned tertiary institutions can now apply for loans on its portal: nelf.gov.ng,” the statement read.
“This followed a review by the committee responsible for the Student Verification System. Prior to this, 86 state-owned institutions were cleared, bringing a total of 108 institutions whose students are now able to apply.”
The onboarding of the 22 state-owned institutions brings the total number of approved state institutions to 108.
The Newly Cleared Institutions Are As Follows:
1. Abia State University, Uturu
2. College of Education, Nsugbe
3. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
4. Delta State University, Abraka.
5. Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Delta State
6. Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti
7. Kogi State University, Kabba, Kogi State
8. Prince Abubakar Audu University
9. Kwara State University
10. Kwara State College of Health Technology
11. Abdulkadir Kure University Minna
12. Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-Ijebu
13. Moshod Abiola Polytechnic
14. Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo
15. The Polytechnic, Ibadan
16. The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki
17. Rivers State University, Port Harcourt
18. Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic
19. Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu
20. College of Administration, Management andTechnology Potiskum, Yobe State 21. College of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Gujba
22. College of Education Legal Studies, Nguru
Meanwhile, a month ago, NELFUND added 22 State-Owned Institutions to the scheme.
Earlier, it was reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) donates ₦50bn to support the Student Loan Scheme.
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