The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has instructed all tertiary institutions across the country to update and upload new and returning students’ records on the NELFUND Student Verification Portal for the 2025/2026 academic year.
In a release signed by the Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the Fund clarified that the exercise was a pre-emptive step to guarantee a seamless verification and loan application once the portal eventually opens.
According to the statement, the institutions are to make sure that the information of every student is correctly captured and uploaded based on the admission number or any other identifiable and verifiable parameter. NELFUND reiterated that tertiary institutions are still a valuable partner in the successful execution of the Education Loan Scheme.
“We acknowledge the central role our higher institutions play in realizing the common objective of increasing access to higher education for all qualified Nigerian students,” the statement read.
The Fund also explained that only students whose details have been uploaded and confirmed by their institutions will be able to apply for and enjoy the loan scheme.
“All institutions are therefore urged to start and conclude the upload exercise with immediate effect, appointing capable officers to handle the exercise in accordance with the technical guidelines released,” it stated.
NELFUND restated the partnership effort with tertiary institutions as being central to the Fund’s determination that no qualified student will be left behind as the Fund is set to open its application portal for the new session.
