President Bola Tinubu has granted provisional licenses for the establishment of 11 private universities across Nigeria.
The announcement was made during Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja.
Tinubu’s aide, Sunday Dare said, the president remains “committed to expanding the frontiers of Educational opportunities and infrastructure.”
The newly approved institutions include New City University in Ayetoro, Ogun State; University of Fortune in Igbotako, Ondo State; Eranova University in Mabushi; and Minaret University, Ikirun (Osun Annex).
Others are Abubakar Toyin University in Oke-Agba, Kwara State; Southern Atlantic University in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State; and Lens University in Ilemona, Kwara State.
Additionally, Monarch University in Iyesi-Ota, Ogun State; Tonnie Iredia University of Communication in Benin City; Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management in Lagos; and Kevin Eze University in Mgbowo, Enugu State, also received provisional approval.
