The Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities nationwide, Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa announced on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
The newly approved universities are:
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Tazkiyah University, Kaduna State
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Leadership University, Abuja
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Jimoh Babalola University, Kwara State
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Bridget University, Mbaise, Imo State
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Greenland University, Jigawa State
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JEFAP University, Niger State
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Azione Verde University, Imo State
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Unique Open University, Lagos State
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American Open University, Ogun State
Dr. Alausa revealed that the Tinubu administration inherited 551 pending applications for new tertiary institutions, which were reviewed under stricter approval criteria. This reduced the active applications to 79, of which nine were approved on Wednesday.
He explained that many of these universities had been waiting for accreditation for over six years, with promoters already investing billions in campus development.
“Delays were caused by inefficiencies in the National Universities Commission (NUC), but recent reforms have helped clear the backlog,” Alausa said.
The Minister also stated that the Federal Government has imposed a moratorium on new applications for private universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, except for those meeting the new operational standards.
