Imo State University, IMSU, Owerri,thus far is not among 36 State Owned Universities eligible for the Federal Government Student Loan Scheme.
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) had released the names of State owned schools eligible for the scheme.
However, two Imo State owned tertiary institutions, Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University and Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo were listed.
The Student loan scheme was initiated by President Bola Tinubu administration to enable students in tertiary institutions across the country to access loans to cushion the effect of removal fuel subsidy
A statement by NELFUND stated that all students from the 36 schools can now submit their applications for the student loan fund on its portal.
“The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is pleased to announce that students enrolled in the following 36 state-owned tertiary institutions can now apply for student loans effective today, 7th July 2024,” NELFUND’s statement read.
“The management of these institutions has successfully submitted their student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System (SVS). We urge all other state-owned tertiary institutions to submit their complete student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System timely to enable their students to benefit from the scheme.”
The Full List of 36 State Owned Universities Cleared for the Loan Are:
- Adamawa State University, Mubi
- Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
- Borno State University
- Mohammet 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
- 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,OSU Osun State
- GTC, OTAN AYEGBAJU Osun State
- OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ILA-ORANGUN
- GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE ILE-IFE
- OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Taraba State University, Jalingo
- Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
- Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara
