The Nigerian Army has a new university located in Biu, Borno State. An approval for its establishment was given by the Federal Executive Council at its April 10 meeting. This is a needless addition to the long list of 41 universities owned by the Federal Government, which are so far grossly underfunded.

In justifying its existence, the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, said the institution was uniquely designed to serve as a solutions centre, especially concerning the challenges the military face in the North-East. His logic is not convincing against the background of the fact that the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna has for long been functioning as a university; just as the National Defence College, Abuja, where senior military officers are taught war strategies, also runs postgraduate programmes in affiliation with the NDA. With Naval Admiralty University, Ibusa, Delta State, licensed last December, and the Air Force angling for its own, the country might end up having five degree-awarding military institutions.

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