President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of 11 new private universities across Nigeria. The approval was granted during Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting.
This was disclosed in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare.
He stated, “President Tinubu is committed to expanding the frontiers of educational opportunities and infrastructure.”
The newly approved institutions include:
New City University, Ayetoro, Ogun State
University of Fortune, Igbotako, Ondo State
Eranova University, Mabushi, Abuja
Minaret University, Ikirun, Osun State
Abubakar Toyin University, Oke-Agba, Kwara State
Southern Atlantic University, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
Lens University, Ilemona, Kwara State
Monarch University, Iyesi-Ota, Ogun State
Tonnie Iredia University of Communication, Benin City, Edo State
Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management, Lagos State
Kevin Eze University, Mgbowo, Enugu State