Dr Morufu Alausa, the Minister of Education, said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting.

The federal government of Nigeria approved provisional licences for eleven new private universities, further expanding the country's higher education sector.

The statement said the President “is committed to expanding the frontiers of educational opportunities and infrastructure.”

President Bola Tinubu has approved the provisional licenses for eleven new private universities in Nigeria. Naija News reports the approvals were given at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Monday, 3rd March, 2025. The approvals were granted based on President Tinubu’s commitment to expanding the frontiers of educational opportunities and infrastructures in the […]