The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the inclusion of 12 additional state-owned tertiary institutions eligible for student loan applications, effective Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
This announcement was made in a statement signed by NELFUND spokesperson Nasir Ayitogo on Wednesday. Ayitogo stated that the expansion follows the successful submission and verification of required data from the institutions.
“With this latest addition, the total number of participating state government-owned tertiary institutions has now increased from the initial 36 announced earlier to 48. Students’ data from 121 institutions is still outstanding,” Ayitogo said.
List of Newly Approved Institutions:
1. Abia State Polytechnic
2. Benue State University, Makurdi
3. College of Education, Waka-Biu
4. University of Medical and Applied Sciences Enugu State
5. Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State
6. Kwara Polytechnic
7. Lagos State University of Science and Technology
8. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
9. Olabisi Onabanjo University
10. Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic
11. Taraba State Polytechnic
12. Yobe State University
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