The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Wednesday onboarded 12 more state-owned tertiary institutions to the student loan application portal.
This development increases the number of state universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education whose students are eligible for the credit facility from 36 to 48.
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The new onboarded institution include 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.
Others are Kwara Polytechnic; Lagos State University of Science and Technology; Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger State; Olabisi Onabanjo University; Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic; Taraba State Polytechnic and Yobe State University.
NELFUND spokesman Nasir Ayitogo pointed out that students data from 121 institutions are being awaited, even as he called on the remaining institutions to upload data of their students on the loan portal as soon as possible to enable their students benefit from the scheme.
The Guardian observed that while Osun ranks top with 13 state institution, others like Delta Rivers, Plateau, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Jigawa and Sokoto are conspicuously missing with no state institution.
Below is the list of all state institutions eligible for students’ loan:
1. Adamawa State University, Mubi
2. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
3. Borno State University
4. Mohammet Lawan college of Agriculture, Borno State
5. Edo State University, Uzairue
6. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
7. Gombe State University
8. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State
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 STATE
23. GTC, ARA Osun State
24. GTC, GBONGAN Osun State
25. GTC, IJEBU-JESA Osun State
26. GTC, ILE-IFE Osun State
27. GTC, INISA Osun State
28. GTC, IWO Osun State
29. GTC,OSU Osun State
30. GTC, OTAN AYEGBAJU Osun State
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
37. Abia State Polytechnic
38. Benue State University, Makurdi
39. College of Education, Waka-Biu
40. University of Medical and Applied Sciences Enugu State
41. Aliko Dangote University of science and Technology Wudil, Kano State
42. Kwara Polytechnic
43. Lagos State University of Science and Technology
44. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger State
45. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State
46. Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ogun State
47. Taraba State Polytechnic
48. Yobe State University
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