The Nigerian government has cleared 22 more state-owned tertiary institutions across the country to apply for student loan.

The institutions were on Wednesday, August 14, cleared by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the commission which is saddled with the responsibility of handling all loan requests, grants, disbursement, and recovery.

In a statement posted on X, NELFUND said the institution’s clearance follows a review by the committee responsible for the student verification system.

It encouraged the institutions to apply for loans on its portal: nelf.gov.ng.

The statement read, “This followed a review by the committee responsible for the Student Verification System.

“Prior to this, 86 state-owned institutions were cleared, bringing a total of 108 institutions whose students are now able to apply,” it added.

The newly cleared institutions include:

1. Abia State University, Uturu

2. College of Education, Nsugbe

3. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

4. Delta State University, Abraka.

5. Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Delta State

6. Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti

7. Kogi State University, Kabba, Kogi State

8. Prince Abubakar Audu University

9. Kwara State University

10. Kwara State College of Health Technology

11. Abdulkadir Kure University Minna

12. Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-Ijebu

13. Moshod Abiola Polytechnic 14. Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo

15. The Polytechnic, Ibadan

16. The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki

17. Rivers State University, Port Harcourt

18. Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic

19. Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu

20. College of Administration, Management andTechnology Potiskum, Yobe State

21. College of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Gujba

22. College of Education Legal Studies, Nguru