Data from the National Universities Commission revealed that no fewer than 19 federal, state and private universities were approved for operations between January and December 2022, The PUNCH reports.
He said this recently when the promoters of the proposed Amadeaus University to be located at Amizi, Abia State, visited the commission to submit a request for a second verification visit to the proposed university.
This was made known in the commission’s bulletin, which was made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday. The bulletin partly reads, “The Executive Secretary noted that the Commission would continue to encourage well-meaning Nigerians to come on board and contribute to the development of private universities in the country.
“He said Nigeria currently has a total of 111 private universities spread across the country’s regions, but the nation still needed more because millions of youths who desired to earn university degrees could not do so due to limited access.Kindly share this story: All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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