Regina Otokpa 
The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has said it would publish a full list of federal and state tertiary institutions that have complied with its directive to submit the complete data of their students to its Student Verification System (SVS) portal on 24th of June, 2024
Head, Media and Public Relations of NELFUND, Nasir Ayitogo in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, explained that the idea behind the publication was to ensure transparency, encourage due access and participation in the scheme, of both undergraduate applicants and tertiary institutions in what it described as a critical exercise.
The statement partly reads: “It is commendable that many federal institutions have already completed the exercise having been the first wave, whilst the process of uploading the data to NELFUND SVS is currently ongoing for the state-owned institutions
“In order for applicants to be able to access the fund, the individual’s details must feature in the institution’s submitted data set sent to the NELFUND SVS, where automatic applicant verification can then occur seamlessly.
“Failure to have this verification would invalidate the application process and disadvantage applicants. It is therefore critical that the information provided by tertiary institutions is not only complete but also accurate.
“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 has expressed its delight in the cooperation it has received from the tertiary institutions, at both state and federal levels across the nation.”
