FG APPROVES NINE NEW PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES [FULL LIST]
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By: Sefiu Ajape
The Federal Government has granted approval for the establishment of nine new private universities across Nigeria.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made the announcement on Wednesday during a briefing with State House correspondents following the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
He said the newly approved institutions are 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; and American Open University, Ogun State.
Dr. Alausa revealed that the Tinubu administration inherited 551 outstanding applications for the establishment of tertiary institutions. These proposals were reviewed under stricter evaluation guidelines, narrowing the number to 79 active applications — nine of which were approved during the latest FEC meeting.
He added that several of the newly approved universities had been awaiting accreditation for more than six years, with their promoters already investing billions of naira and developing physical infrastructure.
“Due to inefficiencies within the NUC, approvals were delayed. We have since introduced reforms to streamline these processes, and today’s approvals are a result of clearing this backlog,” Alausa said.
The minister added that the Federal Government had placed a moratorium on new applications for private universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, except those meeting the new operational standards.
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