The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of eight new private universities.
The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Onwuka, told State House correspondents after wednesday’s meeting that the council also approved mentors for the universities
According to him, the universities were approved based on the recommendation of the National Universities Commission (NUC) and would be given three-year provisional licences.
The universities are:
1. Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos, owned by Deeper Christian Life Ministry, to be mentored by the University of Lagos.
2. Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River, owned by The Glitter House Nigeria Limited, to be mentored by the University of Calabar.
3. Clifford University, Owerrinta, Abia, owned by Seventh Day Adventist Church, to be mentored by the University of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia.
4. Coal City University, Enugu, owned by African Thinkers Community of Inquiry College of Education, Enugu, to be mentored by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
5. Crown-Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Kwara, owned by Modern Morgy and Sons Limited, to be mentored by the University of Ilorin.
6. Dominican University, Ibadan, owned by Order of Preachers, Nigerian Dominican Community, to be mentored by the University of Ibadan.
7. Kola Daisi University, Ibadan, owned by Kola Daisi Foundation, to be mentored by the University of Ibadan.
8. Legacy University, Okija, Anambra, owned by The Good Idea Education Foundation, to be mentored by Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa.
