Orogun Poly, FUTA Names Missing As NELFUND Lists 126 Federal Institutions For Students’ Loan Scheme


 

By Emeka Okafor & Ovie Okpare

Federal Polytechnic, Orogun, Delta State and Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) are among the seven federal higher institutions whose students’ data have not been submitted to benefit from the President Bola Tinubu’s newly introduced Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), otherwise known as Students’ loan scheme.

 

Federal Polytechnic Orogun, according to the information on the Students’ loan scheme, is the only federal institution with academic activities that is yet to submit or upload data of their students on the scheme website in the Niger Delta region.

 

Repeated checks by NIGER DELTA TODAY Online revealed that other federal institutions in the region including Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun, Auchi Polytechnic Auchi, University of Calabar and University of Benin were listed for the scheme.

 

However, Federal Polytechnic Orogun, which is the only federal polytechnic in Delta State, was conspicuously missing in the list of federal institutions to whose students will not benefit from the first stage of the disbursement of the non-interest education loan.

 

NIGER DELTA TODAY Online gathered that Federal Polytechnic Orogun and five other federal polytechnics were currently missing on the portal of NELFUND owing to the failure of the institution management to submit necessary documents and data of their students to the office of the Students’ Loan Scheme.

 

Our correspondent gathered that a total of 126 federal tertiary institutions have so far have been listed to benefit from NELFUND students loan across the country.

 

Sources within the NELFUND students’ loan office confided on our correspondent that Federal Polytechnic Orogun and six other federal institutions were yet to provide credentials to the management of the scheme thereby not listing their schools as benefitting schools.

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According to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), 1.2million students from federal government-owned universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and technical colleges are expected to benefit from the first phase of the scheme, while those of state-owned tertiary institutions will be announced in due course.

 

Data made available to the media revealed that no fewer than 60,000 students have so far registered for the scheme through its official website: www.nelf.gov.ng. Applicants are expected to complete the application form for the interest-free loan within a period of 15 to 30minutes.

 

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, Akintinde Sawyerr said only students whose institutions have completed and uploaded their students’ data on its website are eligible to apply.

 

Briefing journalists on Thursday in Abuja, Sawyerr said “To ensure efficient application processing, we are pleased to report that over 90% of Federal Institutions of higher learning have submitted their students’ data to NELFUND. However, we urge the remaining two Federal Universities and five federal polytechnics to expedite the process to ensure that all eligible students can access our financial support.

 

“In line with our commitment to democratize higher education, we are excited to announce that NELFUND will commence accepting applications from students attending state-owned tertiary institutions in three weeks. We request all state institutions submit their students’ data immediately, as requested, to facilitate a smooth and seamless application process.”

 

It was, however, not clear why the affected institutions had failed to upload data of their students on the scheme website.

 

Meanwhile, efforts to speak with the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Orogun, Dr. Duke Okoro and the school public relations officer, Comrade Progress Omo-Agege on the development proved abortive as repeated calls to their telephone lines rang out.

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A glance at the site revealed the 126 federal institutions to include:

  1. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
  2. Federal College of Education, Abeokuta
  3. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
  4. Federal College of Education, Bichi
  5. Federal College of Education Eha-Amufu
  6. Federal College of Education Technical, Gusau
  7. Federal College of Education, Isu Ebonyi

8  Federal College of Education, Kano

  1. Federal College of Education, Katsina
  2. Federal College of Education, Kontagora
  3. Federal College of Education, Odugbo
  4. Federal College of Education, Okene
  5. Federal College of Education, Pankshin
  6. Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe
  7. Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi
  8. Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze
  9. Federal College of Education (Tech), Potiskum
  10. Federal College of Education, Gombe
  11. Adeyemi College of Education
  12. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo
  13. Bayero University Kano
  14. David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu
  15. Federal Univeristy of Agriculture, Abeokuta
  16. Federal University, Birnin Kebbi
  17. Federal University Dutse
  18. Federal University Gashua, Yobe
  19. Federal University, Lafia
  20. Federal University, Lokoja
  21. National Open University
  22. Univeristy of Ilorin
  23. Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi
  24. Federal University of Kashere
  25. Federal University of Technology, Akure
  26. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
  27. Federal University, Otuoke
  28. Federal University, Wukari
  29. Federal University, Gusau
  30. Federal Polytechnic Ayede
  31. Federal Polytechnic Bali
  32. Federal Polytechnic Bauchi
  33. Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe State
  34. Federal Polytechnic Daura
  35. Federal Polytechnic, Idah
  36. Federal Polytechnic, Ede
  37. Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji
  38. Federal Polytechnic Mubi
  39. Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo
  40. Federal Polytechnic, Nekede
  41. Federal Polytechnic Offa
  42. Federal Polytechnic Oko
  43. Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda
  44. Flexisaf University of Technology-edu
  45. Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka
  46. Federal College of Education, Yola
  47. Federal College of Education, Zaria
  48. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma
  49. Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State
  50. Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru
  51. Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo
  52. Federal University Oye-Ekiti
  53. Federal University of Technology, Babura
  54. Federal College of Education, Obudu
  55. Creek-high state
  56. Federal College of Animal Health, VOM
  57. Federal College of Education Edo
  58. Federal Polytechnic Illaro
  59. Federal Polytechnic Kazaure, Jigawa
  60. Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua
  61. Federal University of Technology, Minna
  62. Federal College of Education, lwo
  63. Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Warri
  64. Federal College of Education, Tech, Omoku
  65. University of Abuja
  66. University of Calabar
  67. University of Lagos
  68. University of Maiduguri
  69. University of Port Harcourt
  70. University of Uyo
  71. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto
  72. Federal Polytechnic Bida
  73. Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa
  74. Kaduna Polytechnic
  75. Federal Polytechnic Ohodo
  76. Federal College of Education, Zuba
  77. Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
  78. National Teachers Institute
  79. Nigerian Army College of Education
  80. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa
  81. Obafemi Awolowo University
  82. University of Nigeria, Nsukka
  83. Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic Birnin-Kebbi
  84. Yaba College of Technology
  85. Global Martime Academy
  86. Petroleum Training Insitute
  87. Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Atikori, Ijebu-Igbo
  88. University of Jos
  89. Federal College of Agriculture Akure
  90. Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan
  91. Federal School of Surveying, Oyo
  92. Nigerian Army College of Environmental Science and Technology
  93. Federal Polytechnic Wannune
  94. Federal Polytechnic, N’yak, Shendem
  95. Nigerian Army University, Biu
  96. Nigerian Defence Academy
  97. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
  98. Airforce Institute of Technology, Kaduna
  99. Nigeria Police Academy Wudil
  100. Federal University of Transportation Daura, Katsina
  101. Federal Polytechnic Umunnoechi
  102. Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas, Bonny
  103. Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana, Afikpo, Ebonyi State
  104. Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri
  105. Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi
  106. Federal Polytechnic Ukana
  107. Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa
  108. Federal Polytechnic Ugep
  109. Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba
  110. Admiralty University Ibusa, Delta State
  111. Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko
  112. University of Benin
  113. National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi
  114. Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi
  115. Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
  116. Federal University of Health Sciences, lla-orangun
  117. University of Ibadan
  118. Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo.
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