A total of 67 private universities adorn the various corners of the country to assist in providing quality education for the teeming students seeking admission in tertiary institutions.
This follows approval of additional six by the Federal Executive Council to compete with 61, the existing functional ones.
Alhaji Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, announced the approval of the six universities Wednesday while briefing the State House Press Corps at the end of the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
Adamu listed them to include Admiralty University in Ibusa, Delta state, owned by the Naval Holding Company, Spiritan University in Nneochi, Abia state and Precious Cornerstone University in Ibadan.
Others are PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Port Harcourt, Atibe University in Oyo town, Oyo State and Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences, Lagos.
Adamu said the approvals are a result of the memo submitted to FEC by the ministry, noting that more applications were received by the ministry which would later present them to the Council for approval.
The minister said that FEC had directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to look into the quality of courses offered by new and existing universities in the country.
“Government will withdraw the registration of any university that fails to met the standard set for courses being offered,” he warned.
