Nigeria’s higher education landscape has expanded as the federal government has approved 11 new private universities, raising the national tally to 295 institutions.
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, presented provisional licenses to the new universities in Abuja on Wednesday, urging them to serve as engines of innovation, talent development, and global relevance.
The institutions include City University, Ayetoro (Ogun); University of Fortune, Igbotako (Ondo); Eranova University; and Minaret University, Ikirun (Osun Annex). Others are Abubakar Toyin University, Oke-Agba (Kwara); Lens University, Ilemona (Kwara); Monarch University, Iyesi-Ota (Ogun); and Southern Atlantic University, Uyo (Akwa Ibom). Also listed are Tonnie Iredia University of Communication, Benin City; Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management, Lagos; and Kevin Eze University, Mgbowo (Enugu).