The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has identified 39 tertiary institutions across the country that it says are yet to reimburse students who paid their tuition fees before the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) settled the same fees on their behalf.
The student body said the affected institutions had already received tuition payments from NELFUND for eligible beneficiaries but had failed to refund students who had initially financed their education out of pocket.
NANS President, Akinteye Babatunde, made this known in a statement shared on his X account on Wednesday, explaining that the publication of the list was intended to promote transparency and ensure that affected students recover their money without unnecessary delays.
He stated, “The following institutions have received NELFUND tuition payments on behalf of eligible students but are yet to refund students who had already paid their tuition fees before the NELFUND disbursement.
“This list is intended to promote transparency, accountability and to ensure that affected students receive the refunds due to them without further delay.”
The institutions named by NANS are:
1. Adamawa State University
2. Federal Polytechnic Mubi
3. Federal College of Education Yola
4. Kaduna State Polytechnic
5. Ogun State Institute of Technology
6. Federal University Dutsin-Ma
7. University of Education Akamkpa
8. University of Uyo
9. Yobe State University
10. Federal University Lafia
11. Modibbo Adama University
12. Nasarawa State University
13. Federal College of Forestry
14. Federal University of Education Pankshin
15. Federal Polytechnic Nyak
16. Plateau State University
17. Federal Polytechnic Bauchi
18. Imo State University
19. Lagos State University of Education
20. Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology
21. Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology
22. Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies
23. University of Nigeria
24. Ebonyi State University
25. Federal College of Education Katsina
26. College of Agriculture Science and Technology
27. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
28. University of Ilesa
29. Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences
30. Adekunle Ajasin University
31. Delta State University
32. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
33. Ekiti State University
34. Federal University Oye-Ekiti
35. University of Calabar
36. Rivers State University
37. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
38. Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe
39. Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic
NANS urged the affected institutions to begin processing the outstanding refunds immediately, stressing that students who had already paid their tuition before receiving support from NELFUND should not continue to shoulder avoidable financial burdens.
The association maintained that making the list public was aimed at strengthening accountability within the implementation of the student loan scheme and encouraging the institutions concerned to comply promptly with their refund obligations.
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