The Federal Government has disclosed that students of state government institutions will also benefit from the government education loan scheme.

The Managing Director of theNigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, announced the latest development during an ongoing press briefing in Abuja on Thursday.

According to him, the scheme will be available to state university students in the next three weeks.

He further revealed that the website of the student loan fund has received over 60,000 visitors since its launch.

Sawyerr also noted that over 90% of federal institutions have submitted the list of students, noting that only two federal universities and two federal polytechnics are yet to do so.