The Nigerian Education Loan Fund says it has disbursed a total of N2,946,927,155 of the student loan to 27,667 students from 19 institutions nationwide.

This was disclosed on Friday via the Fund’s X handle, tweeting as #NELFUND.

Also read: Student loan: NELFUND disburses N2.5bn as loans for 22,120 students

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 committee for the Student Verification System, which brought the total number of approved state institutions to 108.

See the full list of approved institutions and the approved amount paid:

1- University of Maiduguri — N589,001,500
2- University of Ibadan –N201,114,650
3- University of Ilorin — N52,897,890
4- University of Benin — N24,412,500
5- Federal University, Dutsin-Ma — N304,961,800
6- Bayero University, Kano — N853,775,000
7- Federal College of Education, Abeokuta — N1,945,700
8- Federal University of Technology, Minna — N62,928,600
9- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife — N50,414,000
10- Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro — N8,347,465
11- University of Lagos — N122,494,400
12- University of Jos — N209,320,000
13- Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau –N15,600,200
14- Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo — N18,502,500
15- Federal University, Dutse — N207,106,000
16- Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi — N130,002,800
17- Modibbo Adama University, Adamawa — N83,837,850
18- Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi — N7,218,800
19- Federal Polytechnic, Mubi — N2,045,500