The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the onboarding of an additional 16 state-owned tertiary institutions to its Student Loan Applications Portal.
A statement issued on X.com on Thursday announced the onboarding.
This recent addition brings the total number of state-owned institutions participating in the NELFUND student loan program to 86, further expanding the program’s reach and impact.
Students from the newly onboarded institutions can now apply for student loans by logging onto the NELFUND portal at [nelf.gov.ng](http://nelf.gov.ng).
NELFUND is also urging institutions that have not yet submitted accurate and complete student data to do so promptly to ensure their students can benefit from the program.
In May, NELFUND acknowledged the difficulties some students encountered with the Student Loan Application portal.
The fund provided detailed solutions to the various challenges and advised students whose institutions were not listed on the portal to contact their school’s ICT department.
“This step aims to ensure that all eligible institutions are included in the portal, allowing more students to apply for loans without hindrance,” the fund said.
As a result of these challenges, the Fund had limited the rollout phase of the student loan program to federal institutions, leaving students from state-owned institutions temporarily unable to apply.
NELFUND advised such students to hold on for further announcements as the program would expand to include state-owned institutions in subsequent phases.
Newly Onboarded State-Owned Institutions:
1. Cross River State University
2. University of Delta, Agbor
3. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
4. Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology
5. Imo State Polytechnic, Omuma
6. Kaduna State University
7. Prince Audu Abubakar University, Anyigba
8. Kwara State College of Education, Oro
9. Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade
10. Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan
11. Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo State
12. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Oyo
13. Oyo State College of Nursing Sciences, Eleyele
14. First Technical University, Ibadan
15. Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences, Jalingo
16. Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic, Gaidam, Yobe State
Existing State-Owned Institutions:
- Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa
- Abia State Polytechnic
- Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic
- Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola
- Adamawa State University, Mubi
- Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
- Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic
- Akwa Ibom State University
- Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil
- Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare
- Benjamin Uwajumogu State College of Education, Ihitte Uboma
- Benue State University, Makurdi
- Borno State University
- College of Education, Afaha Nsit
- College of Education, Waka-Biu
- Confluence University of Science and Technology
- D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori-Ewekoro
- Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku
- Delta State University of Science and Technology
- Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba
- Edo State University, Uzairue
- Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti
- Gombe State University
- Government Technical College, Ile-Ife
- GTC, Ara, Osun State
- GTC, Gbongan, Osun State
- GTC, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State
- GTC, Ile-Ife, Osun State
- GTC, Inisa, Osun State
- GTC, Iwo, Osun State
- GTC, Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State
- GTC, Osu, Osun State
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai
- Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt
- Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo
- Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia
- Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya
- Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
- Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
- Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University
- Kwara Polytechnic
- Lagos State University of Education
- Lagos State University of Science and Technology
- Lagos State University
- Mohammet Lawan College of Agriculture
- Nasarawa State University, Keffi
- Niger Delta University
- Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru
- Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
- Olabisi Onabanjo University
- Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun
- Osun State College of Technology
- Osun State Polytechnic, Iree
- Osun State University
- Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
- Plateau State University, Bokkos
- Port Harcourt Polytechnic
- Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
- Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State
- Tai Solarin University of Education
- Taraba State Polytechnic
- Taraba State University, Jalingo
- Umar Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
- Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
- University of Ilesa, Osun State
- University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Enugu State
- University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
- Yobe State University
- Yusuf Maitama Sule University
- Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara