• NUC presents licenses to 20 new private varsities
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that the number of universities in the country is too small, given the nation’s population.
He made the comment, yesterday, at the presentation of provisional licences to 20 newly approved private universities by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja.
With the approval, Nigeria now has 99 private universities, and a total of 197 universities, private and public.
The minister underscored the need to increase the number of universities in the country, taking into consideration the country’s 200 million population. x
Adamu, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, noted that private universities have contributed to the opening up of admission space for the swelling population of candidates seeking university education in the country.
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FG approves 20 private varsities, says existing 197 too small
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