The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has set June 24 as the date for releasing the names of institutions that have submitted their students’ bio-data for upload to the organisation’s student verification system (SVS).
A statement from its spokesperson, Nasir Ayitogo, read that the list of both federal and state-owned institutions will be made public to ensure transparency and promote fair access and participation among undergraduate applicants and tertiary institutions in this crucial exercise.
The announcement highlighted that many federal institutions have already completed the process, being the initial wave, while the uploading of data to NELFUND SVS is still ongoing for state-owned institutions.
According to the statement, to access the fund, applicants’ details must be included in the institution’s submitted dataset sent to NELFUND SVS, enabling seamless applicant verification.
Emphasising the importance of completing the verification exercise, NELFUND cautioned that failing to do so would render the application process invalid and disadvantage applicants. It stressed the necessity for tertiary institutions to provide accurate and comprehensive information.
It added, “The correlation or matching of JAMB numbers, Matriculation numbers and Admission numbers as well as applicants’ full names and dates of birth, will support the evaluation process.
“Applicants are urged to enter their data into the portal accurately when applying, and to ensure that their email addresses are entered without error.”
NELFUND, however, appreciated the cooperation it received from tertiary institutions at the state and federal levels.