UPDATED: FG Approves Nine New Private Varsities (Full List)

UPDATED: FG Approves Nine New Private Varsities (Full List)

The Federal Government has approved the creation of nine new private universities across Nigeria.

Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made the announcement on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.

The newly approved institutions are:

Tazkiyah University, Kaduna State

Leadership University, Abuja

Jimoh Babalola University, Kwara State

Bridget University, Mbaise, Imo State

Greenland University, Jigawa State

JEFAP University, Niger State

Azione Verde University, Imo State

Unique Open University, Lagos State

American Open University, Ogun State

Alausa revealed that the Tinubu administration met 551 pending applications for the establishment of tertiary institutions, which were reviewed under stricter approval standards.

This review reduced the number to 79 active proposals, with nine securing approval on Wednesday.

He noted that several of the approved universities had been awaiting accreditation for over six years, with their promoters having already developed campuses and invested billions of naira.

“Due to inefficiencies within the NUC, approvals were delayed. We have since introduced reforms to streamline these processes, and today’s approvals are a result of clearing this backlog,” Alausa said.

The minister further stated that the Federal Government has placed a moratorium on fresh applications for private universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, except for those that meet the newly established operational criteria.