October 16, 2025
Ahead of it official opening for the 2025/2026 academic session, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has tasked all accredited tertiary institutions in Nigeria to update and upload student records on its Student Verification Portal.
According to a statement issued by the Director of Strategic Communications, NELFUND, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the exercise is a proactive step towards ensuring a seamless verification and loan application process for students once the application portal opens.
Accordingly, Institutions have been directed to capture and upload accurate data of all students, both returning and newly admitted, using each student’s admission number or other unique verifiable identifiers.
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“NELFUND recognises the critical role tertiary institutions play in the success of the Education Loan Scheme and seeks their continued cooperation and partnership to expand access to higher education for all eligible Nigerian students,” the statement read.
The statement emphasized that only students whose details have been duly uploaded and verified through their respective institutions will be eligible to apply for and benefit from the scheme.
To ensure the process runs smoothly, institutions are tasked to commence and complete the upload exercise promptly and to designate qualified officers to oversee the activity in line with NELFUND’s technical guidelines.
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Oluwatuyi, hinted that “This collaboration is key to ensuring that no eligible student is left behind as we prepare to open the portal for the new academic session.”
NELFUND reaffirmed its commitment to facilitating equitable access to higher education through financial support to students who need it most inline with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
