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NELFUND adds 22 more institutions, see full list
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the inclusion of 22 additional state-owned tertiary institutions into its student loan programme.
This expansion builds upon the initial inclusion of 48 institutions, marking a significant step towards supporting more students in pursuing higher education.
Students interested in applying for the loans are encouraged to visit NELFUND’s official website at nelf.gov.ng.
The 22 schools are listed as follows:
Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola, College of Education Afaha Nsit, Akwa Ibom State University, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare, Niger Delta University, Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-uku, Delta State University of Science and Technology, Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, and Benjamin Uwajumogu State College of Education Ihitte Uboma.
Others are Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, Kaduna State College of Education Gidan Waya, Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Niger State Polytechnic Zungeru, Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic Itori-Ewekoro, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Plateau State University Bokkos, Port Harcourt Polytechnic and Ignatus Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt.
SaharaReporters on Sunday, July 7 reported that NELFUND had announced that students enrolled in 36 state-owned tertiary institutions it listed could now apply for student loans effective that day.
It listed the schools as Adamawa State University, Mubi; Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri; Borno State University; Mohammet Lawan college of Agriculture, Borno State; Edo State University, Uzairue; Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti; Gombe State University; Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State; Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo; Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria and Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano.
Others are Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina; Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management; Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero; Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi state; Lagos State University Of Education; Lagos State University; Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun state; University of Medical Sciences, Ondo; Osun State University; University of Ilesa, Osun State; GTC, ARA Osun State; GTC, GBONGAN Osun State; GTC, Ijebu-Jesa Osun State; GTC, Ile-Ife Osun State; GTC, INISA Osun State; GTC, IWO Osun State; GTC, OSU Osun State; GTC, Otan Ayegbaju Osun State; Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun; Government Technical College Ile-Ife; Osun State College of Technology; Taraba State University, Jalingo; Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State and Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara.
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he almost became a drug addict.
He spoke in Abeokuta over the weekend at the second edition of ‘Fly Above The High’ anti-drug campaign conference organised by the Recovery Advocacy Network.
Obasanjo stated that smoking during his youthful age led to chronic coughing and almost became an addiction.
The former President, while lamenting the increase in drug abuse among Nigerians and other West Africans, urged Nigerian students and young people to refrain from abusing psychoactive drugs, saying that they ruin life rather than enhance it.
“If I had persisted, I could have become addicted. Once you get involved, it is difficult to get out.
“There’s nothing drug can do for you except destruction.
“We found out that West Africa has equally been a centre for drug consumption in a very bad way. That was more than 10 years ago, so the situation has since gone worse. And whatever applies to West Africa applies to all other parts of Africa,” Obasanjo said.
He cautioned against stigmatization and urged individuals who are already addicted to psychoactive drugs to get help.
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Edun spoke at a ceremony recently held to mark the first 100 days in office of Esther Walso-Jack, head of civil service of the federation, in Abuja.
“An amount of five per cent of GDP is what those two subsidies were costing when there was a subsidy on PMS; when there was petroleum product generally for a long time and when there was a subsidy of foreign exchange. Between them, they were costing five percent of GDP,” he said.
“If you say GDP was on average, let’s say $400 billion. We all know what five percent of that is – $20 billion of funds that could be going into infrastructure, health, social services, education.”
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