The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has included 12 state-owned tertiary institutions in the list of institutions eligible to apply for the student loan.
NELFUND made this known via a statement issued by its spokesperson, Nasir Ayitogo, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
The Fund had, on Sunday, July 7, announced 36 state institutions eligible to apply for the student loan.
Ayitogo urged all institutions yet to submit their students’ data to the Student Verification Portal (SVS) of the Fund to do so to enable their students to benefit from the scheme.
Ayitogo noted that the addition followed the submission and verification of data completeness and accuracy required from the state institutions.
He stated that with the latest addition, the total number of participating state government-owned tertiary institutions has increased from the initial 36 announced earlier to 48, adding that students’ data from 121 institutions is outstanding.
The NELFUND spokesman said: “The Fund urges all institutions that are yet to submit their students’ data to the Student Verification Portal (SVS) of the fund to kindly do so to enable their students benefit from the scheme.
“It also urges states whose data has been captured and successfully uploaded to urgently sensitise their students to apply, thereby bringing succour to students who are struggling financially whilst also bringing guaranteed revenue to the institutions.”
Ayitogo also enjoined students from the newly added state-owned tertiary institutions to visit http://nelf.gov.ng to apply for the loan.
See the list of the newly added tertiary institutions below:
Abia State Polytechnic
Benue State University, Makurdi
College of Education, Waka-Biu
University of Medical and Applied Sciences Enugu State
Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology Wudil, Kano State
Kwara Polytechnic
Lagos State University of Science and Technology
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Uniersity Lapai, Niger State
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic
Taraba State Polytechnic
Yobe State University
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