FEC approves, Havilla University, Nde-Ikom, Maryam Abacha, 18 other new private universities
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, approved the establishment 20 additional private universities in the country. TheWhisperer reports that approval followed a memo presented by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, during today’s meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nine of the private universities are located in North-Central, three in South-South, two in South-East, five of them in North-West and one in South-West. Briefing newsmen shortly after the meeting, the minister said the approved universities will get their provisional licenses from the National Universities Commission, NUC. He gave the names of the approved institutions as Topfaith University, Mkpatak,…
