Student Loans Now Open To 36 State-Owned Varsities (SEE FULL LIST)

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says students of 36 state-owned tertiary institutions can now apply for student loans.

NELFUND opened the gates for this new category from Sunday, July 7, 2024.

At the onset, the loan only applied to students of Federal-owned universities.

According to the agency, the management of the institutions successfully submitted their student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System (SVS).

In a statement on Sunday, the agency urged “all other state-owned tertiary institutions to submit their complete student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System timely to enable their students benefit from the scheme”.

It added that students from the following institutions could apply immediately:

1. Adamawa State University, Mubi
2. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
3. Borno State University
4. Mohammet Lawan College of Agriculture, Borno State
5. Edo State University, Uzairue
6. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
7. Gombe State University
8. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State
9. Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo
10. Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
11. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
12. Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
13. Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
14. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
15. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi State
16. Lagos State University Of Education
17. Lagos State University
18. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
19. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State
20. University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
21. Osun State University
22. University of Ilesa, Osun State
23. GTC, ARA Osun State
24. GTC, GBONGAN Osun State
25. GTC, Ijebu-Jesa Osun State
26. GTC, Ile-Ife Osun State
27. GTC, INISA Osun State
28. GTC, IWO Osun State
29. GTC, OSU Osun State
30. GTC, Otan Ayegbaju Osun State
31. Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun
32. Government Technical College Ile-Ife
33. Osun State College of Technology
34. Taraba State University, Jalingo
35. Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
36. Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara