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.
The new onboarded institutions 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 them to benefit from the scheme.
