Full List of 20 New Private Universities Granted Provisional Licences to Operate in Nigeria
The minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday, April 8, presented provisional licences to the 20 private universities newly approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
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Below is the list of the 20 new private universities granted provisional licenses to operate in Nigeria:
1. Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom state
2. Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara state
3. Maranathan University, Mgbidi, Imo state
4. Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa state
5. Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano state
6. Mudiame University, Irrua, Edo state
7. Havilla University, Nde-Ikom, Cross River state
8. Claretian University of Nigeria, Nekede, Imo state
9. NOK University, Kachia, Kaduna state
10. Karl-Kumm University, Vom, Plateau state
11. James Hope University, Lagos, Lagos state
12. Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano, Kano state
13. Capital City University, Kano, Kano state
14. Ahman Pategi University, Pategi, Kwara state
15. University of Offa, Offa, Kwara state
16. Mewar University, Masaka, Nasarawa state
17. Edusoko University, Bida, Niger state
18. Philomath University, Kuje, Abuja
19. Khadija University, Majia, Jigawa state
20. Anan University, Kwall, Plateau state
Meanwhile, with the approval, Nigeria now has a total of 192 universities; 99 private universities, 44 federal universities and 49 state universities, according to the information available on the NUC's website.
Represented at the presentation by the minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Adamu, however, said the current number of universities in Nigeria is too small given the country’s growing population which presently stood at over 200 million, The Punch reported.
He said Brazil (209 million population) has 441 universities, Mexico (126 million people) has 375 universities while Russia (145 million people) has 741 universities.
The minister said out of the over 1.8 million candidates who registered for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in 2019, only 612,000 (34%) were admitted to Nigerian universities, The Guardian also reported.
He said the cited data shows gross inadequacy in terms of access, hence the need for Nigeria to have more universities.
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Meanwhile, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has postponed the commencement of registration for the 2021 UTME and Direct Entry (DE).
The postponement was reportedly due to the inability of candidates to create their profiles. The exercise had been expected to commence from Thursday, April 8 to Saturday, May 15.
Legit.ng gathered that most banks were unable to generate the ePin (forms) for candidates as of Thursday, April 8. A Computer Based Test (CBT) centre operator also said they were unable to download the application to use for the registration.
In other news, a young Nigerian lady has shone academically in a foreign country.
The Niger Delta Development Council (NDDC)-scholarship student, according to a Facebook post seen on her wall, bagged a Master's degree from the University of East London, graduating among the top 5 in her class.
The lady, Charity Ubia, also acquired a Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (with Worldwide Recognized Tutor Status) from the same London varsity.
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