Private Universities In Nigeria

Seven New Varsities Approved
Jun 1, 2005, 23:17

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Atiku Abubakar on 1 June approved the licensing of seven new private universities in the country after receiving report of the stringent and rigorous screening exercise conducted by the National Universities Commission (NUC) through which they emerged.

The New Institutions are:

. Bells University of Technology, Badagry, Lagos state,

. Crawford University, Ogun State,

. Wukari University, Taraba State,

. Crescent University Abeokuta, Ogun State,

. Novena University, Delta State,

. Renaissance University, Enugu state and

. University of Mkar, Benue State

Education minister, Mr Liyel Imoke who gave the briefing on the outcome of the day's council meeting said that the seven scaled through the screening out of a total of 145 applications received between 1996 and 2002.

The screening included, among others, security reports on the trustees, their integrity, the quality of the academic programmes and the source of funding.

He disclosed that the institutions are expected to provide entrepreneurial and technical studies to complement those provided by existing tertiary educational institutions and noted that the approval brings to 23 the total number of private universities in the country.

The Minister also said that the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) was processing applications for private polytechnics and that those that will be recommended would also be brought to FEC.

Source: http://www.nigeriafirst.org/article_3231.shtml

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My reaction:

• This is good news!  We desperately need more Universities in Nigeria because the demand for University education for exceeds the supply.  In addition to this, most of the federal and state universities are overcrowded.
• Federal Government, please, give us more Universities.  What about the other 146 that applied?
• In view of the widespread discrimination againsy HNd. holders, why is the Government encouraging the creation of private Polytechnics?

We need more universities but most people can't afford the fees of private universities. Something needs to be done about that.

Is President Obasanjo morally right to have granted himself, the Vice President and IBB licences to own private varsities at a time Nigeria's public universities have been shut down for over 6 months?
How will the children of the down-trodden masses get quality university education when the powers that be are systematically undermining public schools and establishing theirs with astronomical (and muderous) fees?

Creation of universities creates employment because new staff would be recruited. Graduates can teach at least at a lower level before they get experienced. There will also be vacancies for people in the IT sector because of the inroduction of IT into school curriculum and other areas.

There is no technologically-relevant country in the world that relies solely on universities as a form of tertiary education, and the its proliferation is absurd. Agreed, there is need for more input in the education sector, but the approach our government has taken has make mockery of the idea. We can not achieve long lasting success by executing policies "upside-down', and that is what has been going on. Technical colleges and universities are the sole of any nation and they both complement each other. What is likely to happen (or has happened) is the creation of an unbalanced system; then everything crumples and as usually we'll start again without set the foundation right.

I will give an example, how many car mechanics in Nigeria have gone through any form of serious formal training within the last 10 years? Yet we have more cars, many with advanced technology, and many more will enter our country, Nigeria lack a significant pool of skilled technicians that only well funded and managed technical schools can supply. The primary purpose of universities is not to provide employment of any sort; it is education and research. It is the product of research that generate other businesses and therefore more employment. Right now many of these universities are not interested in research, that is not even on their priority list...the owners just want to make a quick buck and move on.

Enough of my verbiage, I think my point is clear my fellow and dear Nigerians. Holla!
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Please I need the websites of these newly approved universities

Please Seun, can I have the address of convenant university and any other information you have concerning the univeristy, as in, the cost and ...?  I think I'm intersted in that university.  Thank you.

Mosiate, the answer to your question is on the new thread titled 'Covenant University'.

http://www.oauife.edu.ng/index.php
www.uniben.edu
http://www.uniben.edu/ubtech/
www.uniuyo.edu.ng/ arts.htm

these r sme of the old ones i found

There is also a private licensed university in Ibadan: LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY

Seun, i'm with you a 100% on this one. This topic is one that i am particularly passionate about. I want to see Private Universities in Nigeria give those public schools a run for their money. The sooner we become like the USA, where schools have to sweat to attract the best students and so have to put in their very best, the better for Nigeria.

Nobody is saying the private universities are perfect but it is still a big step in the right direction. The more schools we have, the more competition there will be among them for students and lecturers and the better the conditions will get both in private and government owned universities.

Hm University in Nigeria will soon become like private KG and primary schools, i pity the up coming generation.

Those guys are out to make money jo. They just established a very good biz.

hi, i guess evry one has neglected this place because there are exteremly new threads but i have something to say , first am in one of those private universities benson idahosa university  and life aint perfect there but we ve got good lecturers and all its not so easy to enter too so u dnt think its just for the money , we use jamb to get into school and life is just getting better, nuc has also approved most of our courses so u see , more private schools mean m,ore education , more jobs and less illetracy and seun for the second time how du i start a thread o nairaland.

Nice move, Nigeria is really improving in education. But how can one apply to these newly universities,