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NELFUND clears 22 more institutions for student loan

Fumilayo Adekunle

The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) said it has cleared an extra 22 state-owned tertiary institutions to apply for student loans.

The implementation of the student loan scheme is President Bola Tinubu’s flagship project in the education sector.

The statement posted via @NELFUND on X said, “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

“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 statement posted via @NELFUND on X said.

The onboarding of the 22 state-owned institutions brings total number of approved state institutions to 108.

The development comes barely one month after the fund was set up by President, Tinubu. The president introduced the fund when he signed the Access to Higher Education Act, which creates a legal framework for granting loans to indigent or low-income Nigerians to facilitate the payment of their fees in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

The law, reenacted earlier this year, created the Nigerian Education Loan Fund.

NELFUND is saddled with the responsibility of handling all loan requests, grants, disbursement, and recovery.

The fund, according to the act, is to be funded from multiple streams and will engage in other productive activities.

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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
  21. College of Education Legal Studies, Nguru
Previously Cleared Institutions Are As Follows:
  1. Abia State Polytechnic
  2. Adamawa State University Mubi
  3. Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola
  4. College of Education Afaha Nsit
  5. Akwa Ibom State University
  6. Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic
  7. Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare
  8. Niger Delta University
  9. Benue State University, Makurdi
  10. Borno State University
  11. College of Education, Waka-Biu
  12. Mohammed Lawan College Of Agriculture
  13. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
  14. Cross River State University
  15. Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-uku
  16. Delta State University of Science and Technology
  17. Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba 18.

University of Delta Agbor

  1. Ebonyi State University, AbakalikI
  2. Edo State University Uzairue.
  3. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti
  4. Bamidele Olumilua University of Edu., Sc., and Tech
  5. University of Medical and Applied Sciences Enugu State
  6. Gombe State University
  7. Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo
  8. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University
  9. Benjamin Uwajumogu State College of Education IhitteUboma
  10. Imo State Polytechnic Omuma
  11. Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State
  12. Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
  13. Kaduna State College of Education Gidan Waya
  14. Kaduna State University
  15. Aliko Dangote University of science and Technology wudil
  16. Yusuf Maitama Sule University
  17. Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
  18. Umar Musa Yaradua University Katsina
  19. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
  20. Confluence University of Science and Technology
  21. Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba
  22. Kwara Polytechnic
  23. Kwara State College of Education Oro
  24. Lagos state university of education
  25. Lagos State University of Science and Technology
  26. Lagos State University
  27. Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia
  28. Nasarawa State University Keffi
  29. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Uniersity Lapai
  30. Niger State Polytechnic Zungeru
  31. Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic
  32. Olabisi Onabanjo University
  33. Tai Solarin University of Education
  34. Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa
  35. D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic Itori-Ewekoro.
  36. Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade
  37. University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
  38. Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
  39. Government Technical College Ile-Ife 58. GTC, ARA Osun State
  40. GTC, GBONGAN Osun State
  41. GTC, IJEBU-JESA Osun State