FG approves nine new private universities nationwide (FULL LIST)

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across Nigeria. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, made the announcement after a Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.

The newly licensed universities are Tazkiyah University in Kaduna State, Leadership University in Abuja, Jimoh Babalola University in Kwara State, Bridget University in Imo State, Greenland University in Jigawa State, JEFAP University in Niger State, Azione Verde University in Imo State, Unique Open University in Lagos State, and American Open University in Ogun State. Alausa revealed that the Tinubu administration inherited 551 pending applications for the establishment of tertiary institutions, but only nine were cleared for approval on Wednesday.

The Minister emphasized that the Federal Government has imposed a moratorium on new applications for private universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education unless they meet the newly established operational standards.