The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has announced that it has disbursed the sum of ₦2,946,927,155 of the student loan to 27,667 students from 19 institutions nationwide.
The development was disclosed via NELFUND X handle on Friday.
On August 14, 2024, it said students from 22 state-owned tertiary institutions had been cleared to apply for student loans after a review by the Student Verification System committee. This brought the total number of approved state institutions to 108.
See the full list of approved institutions and the approved amount paid:
University of Maiduguri — ₦589,001,500
University of Ibadan –₦201,114,650
University of Ilorin — ₦52,897,890University of Benin — ₦24,412,500
Federal University, Dutsin-Ma — ₦304,961,800
Bayero University, Kano — ₦853,775,000
Federal College of Education, Abeokuta ₦1,945,700
Federal University of Technology, Minna — ₦62,928,600
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife — ₦50,414,000
Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro — ₦8,347,465
University of Lagos — ₦122,494,400
University of Jos — ₦209,320,000
Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau –₦15,600,200
Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo — ₦18,502,500
Federal University, Dutse — ₦207,106,000
Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi — ₦130,002,800
Modibbo Adama University, Adamawa — ₦83,837,850
Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi — ₦7,218,800
Federal Polytechnic, Mubi — ₦2,045,500