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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu has approved provisional licenses for 11 new private universities across the country
The approval, which was made during the FEC meeting yesterday, has further expanded Nigeria’s higher education sector.
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, listed the newly approved institutions include New City University, Ayetoro, Ogun State; University of Fortune, Igbotako, Ondo State; Eranova University, Mabushi, FCT and Minaret University, Ikirun, Osun Annex.
Others are Abubakar Toyin University, Oke-Agba, Kwara State; Southern Atlantic University, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State; Lens University, Ilemona, Kwara State and Monarch University, Iyesi-Ota, Ogun State.
Also approved are Tonnie Iredia University of Communication, Benin City, Edo State; Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management, Lagos and Kevin Eze University, Mgbowo, Enugu State.
Alausa announced that a moratorium has been placed on the issuance of licenses to new private universities. However, he clarified that this moratorium does not affect universities that have already progressed significantly in the approval process.
The minister explained that the 11 universities had been awarded provisional licenses after fulfilling the National Universities Commission’s 13-step process. He emphasised that the institutions, along with others that have reached advanced stages, would continue to be reviewed and approved if they meet the necessary requirements.
He reassured that FEC would continue to approve universities that have invested heavily and are nearing completion of the approval process.
