The Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across the country. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced this on Wednesday while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. The newly approved institutions are Tazkiyah University, Kaduna State; Leadership University, Abuja; Unique Open…
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Monday, advised students in Nigerian universities to remain on campus during the planned nationwide protests to avoid risking their lives. The minister, through the acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Chris Maiyaki, made this known in a letter addressed to Vice-Chancellors of universities. Certain activists…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of at least 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of Governing Boards of 111 federal universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education. This followed Tinubu’s assent to a list of nominees selected by the Ministry of Education. An advertorial by the Education Ministry made available to newsmen…