The Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the establishment of twenty private universities in the country.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who briefed newsmen after the session, said the approved universities will get their provisional licenses from the National Universities Commission, NUC, which they will use for the next three years while monitoring and evaluation will go on.
Nine of the private universities are located in North Central, three in South South, two in South East, five in North West and one in South West.
The approved universities are Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State. Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State, Maranathan University, Mgbidi, Imo State, Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State, and Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano State including Mudiame University, Irrua, Edo State, Havilla University, Nde-Ikom, Cross River State, Claretian University of Nigeria, Nekede, Imo State, NOK University, Kachia, Kaduna State and Karl-Kumm University, Vom, Plateau State among others.
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