The Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across the country, drawn from a total of 79 active requests submitted by their promoters.
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the approval on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu.
The newly approved universities are:
- Tazkiyah University, Kaduna, Kaduna State
- Leadership University, Abuja, FCT
- Jimoh Babalola University, Ilorin, Kwara State
- Bridget University Mbaise, Okirika-Nweke, Imo State
- Greenland University, Jalingo, Taraba State
- JEFAP University, Suleja, Niger State
- Azione Verde University, Amaigbo, Imo State
- Unique Open University, Ojo, Lagos State
- American Open University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
In addition, the government approved a seven-year moratorium on the creation of new federal tertiary institutions.
Alausa explained that the decision was prompted by the underutilization of some existing federal institutions. “We are doing this to halt decay in tertiary institutions which may, in the future, affect the quality of education and lead to unemployment for graduates from some of these institutions,” he said.