The Nigeria Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has cleared an additional 22 state-owned tertiary institutions to apply for student loans.
The NELFund is a creation of the President Bola Tinubu administration to assist more Nigerian youths to access higher education.
This was contained in a statement, which was posted on @NELFUND X page.
The pat read: “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 the total number of approved state institutions to 108.
The newly cleared state-owned institutions are listed hereunder:
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
Kogi State University, Kabba, Kogi State
Prince Abubakar Audu University
Kwara State University
Kwara State College of Health Technology
Abdulkadir Kure University Minna
Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-Ijebu
Moshod 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 andTechnology Potiskum, Yobe State
College of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Gujba
College of Education Legal Studies, Nguru
Earlier, the following of previously cleare state-owned institutionshD been cleared:
Abia State Polytechnic
Adamawa State University Mubi
Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola
College of Education Afaha Nsit
Akwa Ibom State University
Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic
Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare
Niger Delta University
Benue State University, Makurdi
Borno State University
College of Education, Waka-Biu
Mohammed Lawan College Of Agriculture
Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
Cross River State University
Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-uku
Delta State University of Science and Technology
Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba
University of Delta Agbor
Ebonyi State University, AbakalikI
Edo State University Uzairue.
Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti
Bamidele Olumilua University of Edu., Sc., and Tech
University of Medical and Applied Sciences Enugu State
Gombe State University
Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo
Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University
Benjamin Uwajumogu State College of Education Ihitte Uboma
Imo State Polytechnic Omuma
Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State
Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
Kaduna State College of Education Gidan Waya
Kaduna State University
Aliko Dangote University of science and Technology wudil
Yusuf Maitama Sule University
Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
Umar Musa Yaradua University Katsina
Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
Confluence University of Science and Technology
Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba
Kwara Polytechnic
Kwara State College of Education Oro
Lagos state university of education
Lagos State University of Science and Technology
Lagos State University
Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia
Nasarawa State University Keffi
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai
Niger State Polytechnic Zungeru
Abraham Adesanya Polytechnics
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Tai Solarin University of Education
Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa
D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic Itori-Ewekoro.
Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade
University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
Government Technical College Ile-Ife 58. GTC, ARA Osun State
GTC, GBONGAN Osun State
GTC, IJEBU-JESA Osun State