FULL LIST: NELFUND Announces 36 State-Owned Institutions Eligible for Student Loans

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has unveiled a comprehensive list of 36 state-owned institutions that have successfully submitted complete student data to its Student Verification System (SVS) portal. Effective July 7, 2024, students enrolled in these institutions can now apply for student loans.

In a statement released on Sunday, NELFUND urged other state-owned tertiary institutions to submit their complete student data to the SVS portal to enable their students to benefit from the loan scheme.

Here is the full list of eligible institutions:

1. Adamawa State University, Mubi
2. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
3. Borno State University
4. Mohammed Lawan College of Agriculture, Borno
5. Edo State University, Uzairue
6. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
7. Gombe State University
8. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo
9. Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo
10. Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
11. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
12. Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
13. Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
14. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
15. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi State
16. Lagos State University of Education
17. Lagos State University
18. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
19. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State
20. University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
21. Osun State University
22. University of Ilesa, Osun
23. Government Technical College, ARA, Osun State
24. Government Technical College, Gbongan, Osun
25. Government Technical College, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun
26. Government Technical College, Ile-Ife, Osun
27. Government Technical College, Inisa, Osun
28. Government Technical College, Iwo, Osun
29. Government Technical College, Osu, Osun
30. Government Technical College, Otan Ayegbaju, Osun
31. Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun
32. Government Technical College, Ile-Ife
33. Osun State College of Technology
34. Taraba State University, Jalingo
35. Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
36. Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara

The NELFUND portal, which went live on May 24, is accessible to students of these tertiary institutions. Initially introduced by President Bola Tinubu in June 2023, the student loan policy aims to provide interest-free loans to students. Although the scheme was set to commence in October 2023, its implementation was delayed until April 2024.

In June 2024, NELFUND approved the disbursement of student loans to all successful applicants in its first rollout.