Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has cleared more 22 state-owned tertiary institutions making them qualified to submit applications for student loans.
NELFund, in a post on X platform, stated that the additional 22 institutions cleared, bring to a total of 108 institutions whose students are now able to apply for the loan.
“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,” it said.
The recently cleared institutions include; Kogi State University, Kabba, Kogi State; Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba; Abia State University, Uturu; College of Education, Nsugbe; Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University; Delta State University, Abraka; Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Delta State; Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti; Kwara State University; and Kwara State College of Health Technology.
Others are; Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna; Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-Ijebu; Moshood Abiola Polytechnic; Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo; The Polytechnic, Ibadan; The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki; Rivers State University, Port Harcourt; Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic; Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu; College of Administration, Management and Technology Potiskum, Yobe State; College of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Gujba; and College of Education Legal Studies, Nguru.
The Fund congratulated the cleared institutions and encouraged the institutions and the students to abide by the guidelines established by the Fund to ensure efficient and effective utilization of the loan.
