The Federal Executive Council FEC meeting on Wednesday, approved the establishment of twenty more private universities in the country.
The virtual meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the executive chamber of the presidential villa with the Vice President in attendance.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, told newsmen after the meeting that the approved universities will get their provincial licences from the National Universities Commission!NUC), which they will use for the next three years while monitoring and evaluation will go on
The Universities are Top Faith University,Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom state,Thomas Adewumi University,Oko-Irese, Kwara state, Maranathan University,Mgbidi,Imo State,Ave Maria University,Piyanko, Nasarawa state,Al-Istiqama University,Sumaila,Kano state and Mudianne University,Irrua,Edo state.
Others are Havilla University,Nde-Ikom, Cross Rivers State,Claretian University of Nigeria,Nekede,Imo State,Nok University, Kachia, Kaduna State,Kari-Kumm University,Vom, Plateau state, James Hope University,Lagos,Lagos State,Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria,Kano,Kano State, Capital City University,Kano,Kano State and Ahman Pategi University,Pategi,Kwara State and University of Offa,Offa, Kwara State.
Other Universities approved are Mewar University,Masaka, Nasarawa State,Edusoko University,Bida,Niger State,Philomath University,Kuje,Abuja, Khadija University,Majia,Jigawa State and Anan University,Kwali, Plateau State
Out of the twenty private universities approved by FEC, nine are located in the North Central, five in North West,three in South South,two in South East, and one in South West.
