Abuja, Nigeria – Chai! Federal Government don approve nine new private universities for di country. Dis announcement come from di Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Wednesday after him yarn with State House correspondents following di Federal Executive Council meeting wey President Bola Tinubu hold.
According to Alausa, di new institutions wey dem don greenlight be Tazkiyah University for Kaduna State; Leadership University for Abuja; Jimoh Babalola University for Kwara State; Bridget University for Mbaise, Imo State; Greenland University for Jigawa State; JEFAP University for Niger State; Azione Verde University for Imo State; Unique Open University for Lagos State; and American Open University for Ogun State. E no be small matter o!
Di Minister no forget to drop some hot gist about di state of affairs. E talk say di Tinubu administration come inherit 551 applications wey dey pending for di establishment of tertiary institutions. But no wahala, they don tighten di approval guidelines as some no carry dem matter well. After correction, di list reduce to 79 active applications, and nine of dem get di golden ticket on Wednesday.
E come add say many of di approved universities don dey wait for accreditation for over six years, na dem don already build campuses and invest plenty billions of naira. Na wa! “Due to inefficiencies within di NUC, approvals take time. We don bring reforms to smoothen di process, and today’s approvals be result of clearing di backlog,” Alausa talk.
But make we no wicked, di Federal Government don also place moratorium on fresh applications for private universities; polytechnics and colleges of education, unless dem meet di new operational standards. E be like say dem go take time to analyse, make we no get wahala with di new ones wey wan enter di system.
So, wetin you think about dis whole university gist? E clear say education dey try for Nigeria, but will di quality fit match di quantity? Na only time go tell. Na so e be for this country wey every day na new drama!
