The Federal Government 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
- 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 Uiversity of Ibadan.
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