FG Approves Nine New Private Universities Nationwide

The Federal Government has given the green light for the establishment of nine new private universities across the country.

Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made the announcement on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.

The 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.

Alausa revealed that the Tinubu administration inherited 551 pending requests for new tertiary institutions, which were subjected to stricter approval standards. This reduced the number to 79 active applications, with nine securing approval on Wednesday.

According to him, several of the newly approved universities had been awaiting accreditation for over six years, with their promoters having already constructed campuses and invested billions of naira.

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“Due to inefficiencies within the NUC, approvals were delayed. We have now implemented reforms to make the process more efficient, and today’s approvals are part of efforts to clear the backlog,” he said.

The minister further disclosed that a moratorium has been placed on new applications for private universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, except for those that meet the revised operational requirements.