Universities do not produce high quality graduates despite the exorbitant fees they receive in tuition from students, the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Plateau State, Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, said on Thursday in Jos.

Mr. Maigoro, speaking to NAN on the newly approved private universities decried low academic standards in most of the existing private universities in the country and urged the new ones to live up to expectations. He said they must ensure quality and good academic standards in their operations.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday granted approval to 20 new private universities in the country.

The chairman also bemoaned the alarming rate of poor quality graduates he alleged the private universities are churning out annually.

“It is actually good to have private universities that have standard and quality, unfortunately, most of the existing ones are nothing to write home about,” he said scathingly. “Most at times, they push out people with empty brains as graduates; these graduates hardly contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of the society.

Mr. Maigoro called on the federal government and relevant agencies to intensify monitoring mechanisms to set high standards.

He further advised the new institutions to charge moderate school fees in order to accommodate children of both the rich and the poor in the society.

“In any case, the essence of having private universities is to reduce pressure on public universities.

“But you discover that the exorbitant fees they charge still don’t address the problem. Many people can’t cope with the high charges.

“So, even with the large number of privately owned universities in the country, their enrollment rate is just ten percent. Public universities still have pressure,” he said.

The ASUU chairman also called on the government at all levels to ensure proper funding of public universities to improve standards.

NAN reports that the newly approved private universities include; Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Maranathan University, Mgbidi, Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, and Mudiame University, Irrua.

Also approved are; Havilla University, Nde-Ikom, Claretian University of Nigeria, Nekede, NOK University, Kachia, Karl-Kumm University, Vom, James Hope University, Lagos, Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria,Kano, Capital City University, Kano, and Ahman Pategi University, Pategi,

Others include; University of Offa, Offa, Mewar University, Masaka, Edusoko University, Bida, Philomath University, Kuje, Khadija University, Majia, and Anan University, Kwall,

(NAN)

internationalman:
The south is more divided than the whole Nigeria is divided..

That's why the North keeps ruling because they are United..

EXOUSIAng:

Unlike the education you got, I got a private University education, Covenant University to be exact and we were not train to look for jobs to create jobs. Even if you see a CU student working for a company he is either gathering funds to start up or he is already running his company on a low.
I have never dropped my CV any where for a job and I guess by Gods grace its too late for that.
This your job seeking mentality is what is killing the country. The American government never built America individuals like Ford and like built America.
The companies you searching for job to are not owned by fellow human. Difference is they sacrificed their time and money to build.
So while most of you young people are thinking of how to get money for Valentine the young man who will employ your kids tomorrow is busy looking for money to start up or exand his company....

meobizy:
In a different world I would take OP’s point of view serious. His grammatical errors show he should go back to secondary school first.

CodeTemplar:
If done well, a data of 1gb at N300 can download 3 hours of 480p lectures.

NwadykExcel:


So na tecno spark 4 2020 u dey use?

Tolexander:
In short, none in the first 1000

Markapela77:
My guy don't fool urself
Dem no reason u be4 dem build these universities

U're a lower class
And ur pastor no send u
Keep lauding their multi million projects
Then come deh blame govt for u being unfortunate

Rugaria:
Xi JinPing seems to me to be the Chinese leader entrusted with the responsibility of unifying Taiwan, Hong Kong and China under a strong mainland rule. The way he's going, It's starting to look like that decision has already been made and they are just waiting for the best time to strike. The Hong Kong hullabaloo to me is just like testing waters.. The west didn't react as vociferously as one would have expected to save democratic Hong Kong from total control of the mainland.. The mainland Chinese have a very high nationalistic quotent and are really afraid of nobody except the Americans and maybe the Russians. To most of them, the Hong kongg and Taiwan episodes are some sort of national humiliations that need to be rectified! And the unification of Taiwan with mainland China will be a huge event for any Chinese leader.

Macau is back in the fold, Hong Kong is back to the fold, most part of China Sea is almost being controlled by mainland China, they are grabbing enough land from India! Taiwan is the missing part in the jigsaw! Xi is a hard man whose father operated with Mao! So he's like the original communist, not the pro capitalists like Hu JingTao and Deng Xiaoping who really craved for a peaceful relations with the west.. I also think that the Communist politiburu in Beijing are of the view that the Americans may not come out in full force to defend Taiwan. So it's now a question of factoring when the whole exercise won't destabilize world trade and alliances because Taiwan itself in military terms is a sitting duck when compared to the mainland..

Markapela77:
U're not well my brother
What does the govt has to do with this now
Shey it's the govt that forced ur pastors to place high tuitions

Na people like una deh praise dem self
Dem go come force una to blame govt as if you pay ur offerings and tithes to the govt

E sure me say na Fed University u go, after many years of trying
but u deh happy say ur church deh build multi million schools

Well u're a fanatic i won't say more

Markapela77:
U're a sick fanatic
Education someone cannot afford
Tell me how many of his low class members can afford this

Chii59:

He said "I'm coming back for you"
Meaning "I'm coming back to reply you"
Your reply shows exactly why Christians are being mocked for being unintelligent. Sigh

orisunmibare01:


wasn't it named Faith Theatre?

PatriotExact:
It totally depends on the University in context.

I'm not saying nobody should hype his church Schools. Not at all. Infact, the online hyping have really been helpful in jerking up covenant university stats in many online ranking that deals with positive mentions.

But when the deal becomes real, we know where to find the real universities. You can call Covenant University the best in Africa as much as you want. But when it's time for a World Bank research funding, they surely will not jump ABU, OAU, UI, UNN, and the likes for that "we are the best in the world" university. Keep shouting "we are the best in the world" until your students start crying after their certificate is bounced by a university even in India citing reasons that "they are not a recognized university."

I know universities (private ones) whose system and output are very much higher than the covenant University's. Let me even list them: ABTI, AAUN, Turkish Nile University, etc. But because bthey don't have church members shouting everywhere no one is giving them the rank.

Let's all chill. When we want girlfriends, we go for Cynthia, Melinda, Candace, Jane, etc. But when we want wives, we go for Chioma, Ngozi, Ekaete, Elizabeth, etc.

If you ever see Cynthia in a serious man's house, know that it was a happenstance. If you ever see a covenant university graduate working in a multinational, then know that his papa get Yello leg. But for every private university graduate you see working in a multinational, there are more than a thousand of his peers from public institutions who are there.

JaneYave:
Demolish? How I wish they lift buildings.

RedPanthar:


Do you know I can mention names of people who served in active roles in some people's empire, some 5 years, some 10 years, some 20 years with nothing to benefit. And some died under circumstances that they wouldn't have under better spiritual social welfare.

RedPanthar:
Of what use is it when we continue to spend trillions on things that would perish and find it difficult to spend a penny on a needful widow or orphan.


Some people's version of Christianity continues to amaze me. Build it up to the height of Kilimanjaro, it love and compassion isn't the fabric of an institution, everything done is pure activity. We know Christian leaders we celebrate, we k ow the ones we just that k God for and just walk away