Nigeria Expands Student Loan Access: 22 More Institutions Approved

The Nigerian government has approved 22 additional state-owned tertiary institutions to apply for student loans.

Nigeria Expands Student Loan Access: 22 More Institutions Approved

The Nigerian government has approved 22 additional state-owned tertiary institutions to apply for student loans. This approval was granted by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Wednesday, August 14.

NELFUND, responsible for handling all loan requests, grants, disbursements, and recoveries, announced the approval through a statement posted on X. The clearance followed a review by the committee overseeing the Student Verification System.

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The commission encouraged the newly cleared institutions to apply for loans via its portal at nelf.gov.ng. Prior to this, 86 state-owned institutions were cleared, bringing the total to 108 institutions whose students are now eligible to apply.

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The newly cleared institutions include:

  1. Abia State University, Uturu
  2. College of Education, Nsugbe
  3. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
  4. Delta State University, Abraka
  5. Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Delta State
  6. Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti
  7. Kogi State University, Kabba, Kogi State
  8. Prince Abubakar Audu University
  9. Kwara State University
  10. Kwara State College of Health Technology
  11. Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna
  12. Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-Ijebu
  13. Moshood Abiola Polytechnic
  14. Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo
  15. The Polytechnic, Ibadan
  16. The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki
  17. Rivers State University, Port Harcourt
  18. Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic
  19. Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu
  20. College of Administration, Management and Technology, Potiskum, Yobe State
  21. College of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Gujba
  22. College of Education Legal Studies, Nguru