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.

 

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.

 

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

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

 

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