The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved
eight new private universities across the country.
The approval was granted, Wednesday, during a
meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC,
which held at the council chamber of the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Minister of State for Education, Anthony
Onwuka, who briefed State House
correspondents, said the ministry “submitted a
memo seeking approval for eight private
universities after recommendation by the NUC”.
He said the eight approved universities include
Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos; Arthur Jarvis
Akpabuyo University, Calabar, Cross River;
Clifford University, Owerinta, Abia; Coal City
University, Enugu; Crown Hill University, Kwara;
Dominican University, Ibadan, Oyo; Kola Daisy
University, also in Ibadan; and Legacy University,
Okija, Anambra State.
Mr. Onwuka said the new universities were given
three years provisional license.
He also said all the new universities are to be
mentored older ones.
He said Anchor University will be mentored by
the University of Lagos, Jarvis University by the
University of Calabar and Clifford University by
the University of Agriculture, Umudike.
Coal city University will be mentored by the
University of Nigeria Nsukka; Crown Hill
University by the University of Ilorin; while the
two new universities in Oyo State, Kola Daisy
and Dominican universities, will be mentored by
the University of Ibadan.
Legacy University, Okija, will be mentored by the
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
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