Student loan: NELFund clears 22 more institutions

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has cleared additional 22 state-owned tertiary institutions for student loan applications.

The agency announced the clearance in its official X handle (formerly Twitter).

The fund said the additional institutions followed a review by the committee responsible for Student Verification System.

According to the organisation, students from the 22 state-owned tertiary institutions can now apply for loans on its portal, http://nelf.gov.ng.

Earlier, 86 state-owned institutions were cleared before the new list, bringing the number to 108 institutions.

NELFund had also said over N1 billion had been disbursed so far, as tuition fees to 20,000 students from the institutions across the country.

The lists of the newly and previously cleared institutions are as follows: Abia State University, Uturu; College of Education, Nsugbe; Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli; 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, Anyigba; Kwara State University, Malete; Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa; Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna; Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-Ijebu; Moshod Abiola Polytechnic; Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo; The Polytechnic, Ibadan, and The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki.

Others are: Rivers State University, Port Harcourt; Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori City; 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

Previously cleared institutions are: Abia State Polytechnic, Aba; Adamawa State University, Mubi; Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola;

College of Education, Afaha Nsit; Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden; Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Ekpene; Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare; Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island; Benue State University, Makurdi; Borno State University, Maiduguri; College of Education, Waka-Biu; Mohammet Lawan College of Agriculture, Maiduguri; Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri; Cross River State University, Calabar; Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku; Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro; Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba; University of Delta, Agbor; Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki; and Edo State University, Uzairue.

Others previously cleared are: Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti; Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti; University of Medical and Applied Sciences Enugu State, Igbo-Eno; Gombe State University, Yudun Wada; Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo; Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Obiohia; Benjamin Uwajumogu State College of Education, IhitteUboma; 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, Kaduna; Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil; Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano; Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management, Katsina; Umar Musa Yaradua University, Katsina; Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero; Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara; Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba; Kwara Polytechnic, Ilorin; Kwara State College of Education, Oro; Lagos State University of Education, Ijanikin; Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu; Lagos State University, Ojo; Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia; Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai; Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru; Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo; Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye; Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode; Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa; D. S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori-Ewekoro; Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade; University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, and Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State.

Also previously cleared are: Government Technical College, Ile-Ife; GTC, Ara, Osun State; GTC, Gbongan, Osun State; GTC, Ijebu-Jesa; GTC, Ile-Ife Osun State; GTC, Inisa, Osun State; GTC, Iwo, Osun State; GTC, Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State; GTC, Osu, Osun State; Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun; Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke; Osun State University, Osogbo; University of Ilesa, Osun State; Osun State Polytechnic, Iree; Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora; Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan; Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo State; Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Oyo State; Oyo State College of Nursing Sciences, Eleyele; First Technical University, Ibadan; Plateau State University, Bokkos; Port Harcourt Polytechnic, Port Harcourt, and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt.

The others are: Taraba State Polytechnic, Suntai; Taraba State University, Jalingo; Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences, Jalingo; Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State; Yobe State University, Damaturu; Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic, Geidam, Yobe State; and Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara.