State institutions eligible for student loan – NELFUND

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that students enrolled in 36 state-owned tertiary institutions can apply for student loans starting Sunday, July 7, 2024. According to NELFUND, the management of these institutions has successfully submitted their student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System (SVS). The update was shared in a post on […]

State institutions eligible for student loan – NELFUND

Nigerian education loan fund (Nelfund)

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that students enrolled in 36 state-owned tertiary institutions can apply for student loans starting Sunday, July 7, 2024.

According to NELFUND, the management of these institutions has successfully submitted their student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System (SVS).

The update was shared in a post on the Fund’s X handle on Sunday. Previously, the application process for student loans for state institutions was postponed by two weeks due to low data submissions.

Several state-owned institutions had not uploaded the required student data and fee information to the NELFUND Student Verification System (SVS).

The Fund urged all other state-owned tertiary institutions to promptly submit their complete student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System to ensure their students can benefit from the loan scheme.

The eligible institutions, according to NELFUND, include 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 and Gombe State University.

Others are 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 and Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi State.

Also qualified to apply for the loan are students from Lagos State University of Education; Lagos State University; 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; Taraba State University, Jalingo; Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State; Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara and few other GTC institutions in Osun State.

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