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FG Approves 20 Private Universities

Oluwaseye Ogunsanya February 4, 2021 38


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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved 20 new private universities in the country.

Briefing journalists after the meeting, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said the universities will receive their provisional licenses from the National Universities Commission (NUC), to be used for three years for monitoring and evaluation purposes.

The universities are, Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State, Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State, Maranathan University, Mgbidi, Imo State, Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State and Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano State.

The FEC also approved the Mudiame University, Irrua, Edo State, Havilla University, Nde-Ikom, Cross River State, Claretian University of Nigeria, Nekede, Imo State, NOK University, Kachia, Kaduna State and Karl-Kumm University, Vom, Plateau State.

It also endorsed James Hope University, Lagos, Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano, Capital City University, Kano, as well as Ahman Pategi University, Pategi and University of Offa in Kwara State.

Others are, Mewar University, Masaka, Nasarawa State, Edusoko University, Bida, Niger State, Philomath University, Kuje, Abuja, Khadija University, Majia, Jigawa State and Anan University, Kwall, Plateau State.

In terms of geopolitical spread, nine of the institutions are located in North Central, three in the South-South, two in the South East, five in the North West and one in the South West.

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