Ovia, Abacha, 18 Others Get Varsity Licences

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of additional 20 private universities across the country.

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday.

Among the new universities are James Hope University, Lagos and Maryam Abacha American University, Kano.

According to Adamu, the approved universities will get their provisional licences from the National Universities Commission (NUC), which they will use for the next three years while monitoring and evaluation will go on.

GWG reports that ahead of the license, Mr. Ovia had acquired the Lagos property of the American International College, Victoria Island Lagos to be used as a temporary campus for the university.

Mr. Ovia’s inclination towards education has been referenced by the success of his James Hope College, Agbor which has thrived drawing students from within and outside the country. Mr. Ovia has also been praised for the scholarships given to students of the Agbor college with eligible graduates of the Agbor school getting scholarships to private and public universities.

He is expected to add the James Hope University, Lagos as the next rung in his proclivity towards the education sector.

The approved universities are:  Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom, Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara, Maranathan University, Mgbidi, Imo, Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State and Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano State.

Others are: Mudiame University, Irrua, Edo, Havilla University, Nde-Ikom, Cross River, Claretian University of Nigeria, Nekede, Imo , NOK University, Kachia, Kaduna State and Karl-Kumm University, Vom, Plateau.

James Hope University, Lagos, Lagos State, Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano, Kano State, Capital City University, Kano, Kano State, Ahman Pategi University, Pategi, Kwara and University of Offa, Offa, Kwara, also got provisional approval

Others are: Mewar University, Masaka, Nasarawa State, Edusoko University, Bida, Niger, Philomath University, Kuje, Abuja, Khadija University, Majia, Jigawa and Anan University, Kwall, Plateau.

Nine of the private universities are located in North Central, three in South South, two in South East, five in the North West and one in South West.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that with the approval of additional 20 universities, Nigeria now has 99 private universities.

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