How to Access Student Loan In Nigeria

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, June 12, 2023 signed into law a Bill providing access to interest-free loans by indigent nigerian students.

The Student Loan Bill known as AN ACT TO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR NIGERIANS THROUGH INTEREST FREE LOANS FROM NIGERIAN EDUCATION BANK ESTABLISHED was Sponsored by Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila of the Nigerian 9th National Assembly.

Here are the steps to access the loan:

Students applying for loan under this Act must apply to the Chairman of the Bank through their respective institutions upon satisfaction

of the following conditions:

(i) Student must have secured admission into any public Nigerian University,Polytechnic, COE or TVET school

Applicant income or family income must be less than N500,000 per annum; Applicant must provide at least two civil servants as guarantors: of not less than level 12 years in service; or a Lawyer with at least 10 years post-call experience; a

Judicial officer; or a Justice of Peace.

Students who have defaulted in previous loans; found guilty of exam malpractices, felony, drug offenses will not be considered. 

Students with parents who have defaulted in respect of previous loans will not be considered.

All Applications will be submitted through the Students Affairs Office of each Institution via a list of all

qualified applicants from the institution accompanied by a cover letter signed by the Vice Chancellor or Rector or the head of the institution and the student affairs.

Any beneficiary of the loan to which this Act refers shall

commence repayment two years after completion of the National Youth Service Corps programme.

(Repayment shall be by direct deduction of 10% of the

beneficiaries salary at source by the empioyer.

Where the beneficiary is self employed, he shall remit 10% of his

total profit monthly to the Students loan account to be prescribed by the Bank.