Facilitates Increased Access To Federal Government Student Loan Scheme

Facilitates Increased Access To Federal Government Student Loan Scheme

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) announced on Wednesday that it has granted access to twelve additional state government-owned tertiary institutions to its student loan portal. This expansion follows the submission and verification of updated student data by the institutions…….. CONTINUE READING

With this development, the total number of participating state government-owned tertiary institutions has risen from the initial 36 to 48. Currently, data from 121 institutions is still pending.

Students from the newly approved institutions can now apply for loans through the NELFUND portal at http://nelf.gov.ng.

Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director of NELFUND, expressed appreciation to all institutions that have completed their data submissions. He specifically commended Governor Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke of Osun State for his leadership in facilitating the process during a recent visit to Oshogbo.

The fund urged remaining institutions to promptly submit their student data through the Student Verification Portal (SVS) to ensure their students can benefit from the loan scheme. It also called on states whose data has been uploaded to encourage their students to apply, emphasizing the financial relief the scheme offers to students and the revenue it generates for institutions.

The newly approved 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, 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.