Nigeria Expands Student Loan Programme to 22 More Tertiary Institutions; See Institutions Names
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the expansion of its student loan programme to include 22 additional state-owned tertiary institutions. This move builds on the initial inclusion of 48 institutions, significantly increasing the number of students who can benefit from financial support for higher education.
Students interested in applying for the loans can visit NELFUND’s official website at nelf.gov.ng.
The 22 new institutions added to the programme are:
– Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola
– College of Education Afaha Nsit
– Akwa Ibom State University
– Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic
– Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare
– Niger Delta University
– Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku
– Delta State University of Science and Technology
– Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba
– Benjamin Uwajumogu State College of Education Ihitte Uboma
– Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State
– Kaduna State College of Education Gidan Waya
– Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia
– Niger State Polytechnic Zungeru
– Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa
– D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic Itori-Ewekoro
– Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
– Osun State Polytechnic, Iree
– Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
– Plateau State University Bokkos
– Port Harcourt Polytechnic
– Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt
This follows NELFUND’s earlier announcement on July 7 that students from 36 state-owned tertiary institutions could apply for student loans. The institutions listed in that announcement include:
– Adamawa State University, Mubi
– Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
– Borno State University
– Mohammed Lawan College of Agriculture, Borno State
– Edo State University, Uzairue
– Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
– Gombe State University
– Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State
– Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo
– Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
– Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
– Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
– Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
– Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
– Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi State
– Lagos State University of Education
– Lagos State University
– Nasarawa State University, Keffi
– Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State
– University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
– Osun State University
– University of Ilesa, Osun State
– Government Technical Colleges (GTC) in ARA, GBONGAN, Ijebu-Jesa, Ile-Ife, INISA, IWO, OSU, and Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State
– Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun
– Osun State College of Technology
– Taraba State University, Jalingo
– Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
– Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara
This expansion aims to make higher education more accessible and affordable for Nigerian students amidst ongoing economic challenges.
