The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has revealed that it has so far received student data from 36 state-owned tertiary institutions, which have been successfully submitted to its Student Verification System (SVS).
It has, therefore, directed the students from the affected institutions to commence application for the loans effective Sunday, 7th July 2024.
NELFUND in a public notice on its X handle, said the 36 state-owned institutions are now onboard, hence the students from the institutions can now apply for the loan.
The Fund equally called on 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.
The statement said: “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).
“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.”
The Fund listed the state-owned institutions that the students could now apply for the loan following to submission of their data as Adamawa State University, Mubi; Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri; Borno State University; Mohammet Lawan college of Agriculture, Borno State; Edo State University, Uzairue; Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti; Gombe State University; Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State; Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo; and Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria.
Others are: 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; Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun state and University of Medical Sciences, Ondo.
Other institutions include: Osun State University; University of Ilesa, Osun State; GTC, ARA Osun State; GTC, GBONGAN Osun State; GTC, Ijebu-Jesa Osun State; GTC, Ile-Ife Osun State; GTC, INISA Osun State; GTC, IWO Osun State; GTC, OSU Osun State and GTC, Otan Ayegbaju Osun State.
Other state-owned institutions which have successfully submitted their students data to NELFUND include, 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.
