Nigeria Gets Additional Nine New Universities

Nigeria now has nine additional universities.

Cablenews24 reports that in a significant expansion of Nigeria’s tertiary education sector, the Federal Government has granted approval for nine new private universities to operate nationwide.

The announcement was made by Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Wednesday.

Below is the full list:

Tazkiyah University, Kaduna State

Leadership University, Abuja

Jimoh Babalola University, Kwara State

Bridget University, Mbaise, Imo State

Greenland University, Jigawa State

JEFAP University, Niger State

Azione Verde University, Imo State

Unique Open University, Lagos State

American Open University, Ogun State

Shedding more light on the approval, Dr. Alausa noted that the Tinubu administration inherited 551 pending applications for new tertiary institutions. After applying stricter guidelines, the number of active applications was reduced to 79, with the nine newly approved universities helping to clear a backlog that, in some cases, had lasted over six years.

The minister attributed previous delays to inefficiencies within the National Universities Commission (NUC), which have now been addressed through reforms. Many of the approved institutions already have operational campuses and had invested significant funds while awaiting accreditation.

A moratorium has been placed on new applications for private universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, allowing only institutions that meet the updated operational standards to apply.

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