Kano, Borno indigenes top list of applicants for student loan

Indigenes of Kano State are the highest applicants of the student loan scheme.

This was revealed in a data chart the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) posted via its X handle.

According to the data chart, students from Kano State topped the list with 17,122 applicants.

Borno State is second on the list with 13,798 applicants and in third is Benue State with 11,754 applicants. Kano, Borno and Benue were the only states with over 11, 000 applicants.

Oyo State has 8,990 applicants, Kaduna has 10,380, Katsina with 10,952, Osun, 8,093; Kogi with 8,400 applicants, Plateau got 9,328, Adamawa, 8,977; Kwara, 7,645; Taraba, 8,668; Yobe, 8,966; Ogun, 5,943; Akwa-Ibom, 6,525; Bauchi, 6,517; Kebbi, 6,333 and Gombe with 6,121.

Others include Niger, 5,804;Jigawa, 5,535; Ondo, 3,854; Nasarawa, 4,789; Ekiti, 3,497; Imo, 2,802; Delta, 2,771; Ebonyi, 2,981; Cross-River, 2,476; Enugu, 2,247; Abia, 2,170; Lagos, 2,347; Anambra, 1,840; Zamfara, 2,986; Edo, 2,149; Rivers, 2,162; Sokoto, 2,055; Bayelsa, 1,267 and Abuja with 676 applicants.

Just barely one month after his inauguration as president, Tinubu signed the Access to Higher Education Act.

The act creates a legal framework for granting loans to indigent or low-income Nigerians to facilitate the payment of their fees in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

The Federal Government through the student loan scheme strives to revolutionise higher education accessibility in Nigeria.

The scheme provides interest-free loans to eligible students, thereby breaking down financial barriers and empowering Nigerians to pursue their academic aspirations.