Northern states, Osun lead Tinubu’s student loan for state institutions

By Motunrayo Ajala

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it will be extending the student loan scheme to 36 states-owned tertiary institutions.

TheCornet reports that the would-be beneficiaries comprise students from 14 northern state-owned institutions; Osun State (13), Imo (2); Lagos (2), and Ogun (1).

The scheme urged other state-own tertiary institutions to submit their students’ data likewise.

The 36 qualified tertiary institutions are listed below:

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
5. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
6. Gombe State University
7. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State
8. Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo
9. Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
10. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
11. Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
12. Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
13. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
14. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi state
15. Lagos state university of education
16. Lagos State University
17. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
18. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun state
19. University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
20. Osun State University
21. UNIVERSITY OF ILESA, OSUN STATE
22. GTC, ARA Osun State
23. GTC, GBONGAN Osun State
24. GTC, IJEBU-JESA Osun State
25. GTC, ILE-IFE Osun State
26. 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
33. Taraba State University, Jalingo
34. Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
35. Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara