Following the Federal Executive Council’s approval for the establishment of the universities during its April meeting, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued provisional licenses to twelve (12) new private universities.
On Thursday, the National Universities Commission (NUC) granted provisional licenses to 12 newly approved private universities in Nigeria.
At the presentation of the licenses to the universities at the NUC’s headquarters in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said the approval brought the number of private universities in Nigeria to 111, with a total of 215 universities.
Pen Resource University in Gombe, Gombe State; Al-Ansar University in Maiduguri, Borno State; Margaret Lawrence University in Galilee, Delta State; and Khalifa Isiyaku Rabiu University in Kano, Kano State are among the 12 newly licensed universities.
Sports University, Idumuje, Ugboko, Delta State; Baba Ahmed University, Kano, Kano State; Saisa University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Sokoto, Sokoto State; Nigerian British University, Asa, Abia State; Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State; Newgate University, Minna, Niger State; European University of Nigeria, Duboyi, Abuja, FCT; and Northwest University, Sokoto,
According to the minister, the universities will be affiliated with older generation universities for academic and administrative mentoring, which will be moderated by the NUC.
