Alexander Okere, Benin

The National Universities Commission has called on private universities in Nigeria to sustain efforts towards achieving the vision to become institutions with globally competitive standards for which they were established.

The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, made the call while delivering the 14th convocation lecture of the Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State.

Rasheed described the establishment of private universities in Nigeria as a reflection of the need to close the gaps created by the challenges facing government-owned tertiary institutions across the country.

He listed some of the problems to include access, resulting in the emergence of degree mills and satellite campuses; preponderance of social vices, instability of academic calendar, indiscipline of staff and infrastructural decay.


The NUC executive secretary, who was represented by the commission’s Director of Accreditation, Dr. Noel Salihu, said, “In some cases, available facilities are not properly maintained and, therefore, left in a state of disrepair.

“Though funds from the government may be insufficient to sustain adequate provision of facilities and infrastructure, some of the universities pay lip services to institutionalising maintenance culture in the system. The private universities are not expected to have similar challenges as some operating in the country have state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment, making them attractive for learning in contemporary times.”

Rasheed disclosed that no fewer than 75 private universities had been established with Act No. 9 of 1993, which repealed the Private Universities (Abolition and Prohibition) Act of 1984 and allowed individuals, organisations, corporate bodies as well as local governments to establish and run private universities, upon meeting laid down guidelines and, subsequently, obtaining the approval of government.

Speaking on the theme, ‘Higher Education in Nigeria: The Private Universities Perspective’, he noted that with the advantages they had over their government-owned counterparts, the future of university education in Nigeria belongs to private universities.

He, however, advised the managers of such universities to shun acts capable of compromising the quality of programmes run by the institutions.

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“Areas where there are loopholes, in relation to quality, must be plugged. Excellence in every facet of the operations of the private universities must be the watchword of the proprietors and the regulatory agencies.

“It might be argued that the provision of university education is a different ball game from those of the primary and secondary levels as it is more capital intensive and the financial profit derivable is usually not immediate,” he added.


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The government run schools are beginning to admit the usefulness of private universities.

As a matter of fact, I think state universities should be considered and run as private universities. If states can agree to sharia, they should be ready to funds things like education alone.

Intresting

Obviously........ that is so true!

This model went to a private university for sure. That's why he can't spell university right

I already predicted it will be like that.

What's so special about private university, glorified secondary school

Public universities are poorly funded and most of what gets to them is grossly mismanaged.

CodeTemplar:
The government run schools are beginning to admit the usefulness of private university.

As a matter of fact, I think state universities should be considered and run as private universities. If states can agree to sharia, they should be ready to funds things like education alone.

you have made no sense.
No offence

Pavore9:
Public universities are poorly funded and most of what gets to them is grossly mismanaged.

abeg I'm tired of all this rubbish, let then just turn all Government schools to Private

This is an insult to the general public.

NUC

Just make up your mind to succeed regardless of harsh or conducive environment whether you find yourself in private or public university never allow system to define your life but let your definition of life be your personal decision.

The future of Nigeria, lies with the youth. We have no government now.

In saner climes, government universities work. Until politicians and their children use Nigerian hospitals and schools, those sectors will never work. Even our sick President ruler, branded 'Mr Integrity' engage in medical tourism in London.

Afrocentric:
abeg I'm tired of all this rubbish, let then just turn all Government schools to Private

Bureaucracy is messing things up. It should start from the primary school level. You need to see what government says it spends on primary school education annually and relate it to what is on ground then we know the public school system is a fraud at all levels.

4601CE:
you have made no sense.
No offence

No offense but you have made no sense in attacking me and leaving the message I passed unchallenged. It only proves you are doing that for your emotional self so grow up and do that fast.

BadiratT:
What's so special about private university, glorified secondary school

...in the western world universities are hardly run by the government but as a private body

OkaNaUbe:
The future of Nigeria, lies with the youth. We have no government now.

In saner climes, government universities work. Until politicians and their children use Nigerian hospitals and schools, those sectors will never work. Even our sick President ruler, branded 'Mr Integrity' engage in medical tourism in London.

Your argument is flawed because children of rich people aren't the reason school authorities sit up and run them well.

mvem:
...in the western world universities are hardly run by the government but as a private body

Stop that. Universities are govt and private owned.

CodeTemplar:
No offense but you have made no sense in attacking me and leaving the message I passed unchallenged. It only proves you are doing that for your emotional self so grow up and do that fast.

Lmao .

CodeTemplar:

Your argument is flawed because children of rich people aren't the reason school authorities sit up and run them well.

You haven't made your points yet.

BadiratT:
What's so special about private university, glorified secondary school

That's what frustrated rivals say when they can't apply the usual pull-them-down syndrome that applies in this part of the world.
unfortunately for you, the international ranking bodies and labour market don't agree with you. They prefer those you tag as "secondary school grads".

The elites killed public primary schools

The elites killed public secondary schools

The elites are killing tertiary institutions

They killed public health system.

They killed public airways.

They killed public train

They should just privatise the entire country, from Aso Rock to NASS to Federal Civil Service down to Councilorship seats.

Things we knew twenty years ago and began to speak about fifteen years ago and protest about a decade ago is what the government is just realising. That when a man and woman agree to bear half a dozen children and expects to school them to a college degree paying just a hundred thousand naira and expecting the government to pay the balance for qualitative education is just a recipe for national bankruptcy.

SuperS1Panther:
The elites killed public primary schools

The elites killed public secondary schools

The elites are killing tertiary institutions

They killed public health system.

They killed public airways.

They killed public train

No sir. The failure of Nigerians to match their behaviour with their expectations. When we collectively decided we preferred quantity over quality.

OkaNaUbe:



You haven't made your points yet.

Take schools like Covenant for example, the presence of some rich kids there isn't the reason those schools are being run relatively well, so I see no way the presence of rich kids will help improve public uni standard.

As a matter of fact, cults and gangs us the rich kids among them for protection by blending them in against the day they are caught so I think rich kids of politicians have more negative effect on the public schooling system.

ok

SuperS1Panther:
The elites killed public primary schools

The elites killed public secondary schools

The elites are killing tertiary institutions

They killed public health system.

They killed public airways.

They killed public train

They should just privatise the entire country, from Aso Rock to NASS to Federal Civil Service down to Councilorship seats.

Did the elite also make people to cheat in exams or for them to open their legs? The elites were selected from the bunch and I see no reason to single out the elite.

Reference:
Things we knew twenty years ago and began to speak about fifteen years ago and protest about a decade ago is what the government is just realising. That when a man and woman agree to bear half a dozen children and expects to school them to a college degree paying just a hundred thousand naira and expecting the government to pay the balance for qualitative education is just a recipe for national bankruptcy.

Most people pay less than that and expect govt to keep paying the rest.

CodeTemplar:
Take schools like Covenant for example, the presence of some rich kids there isn't the raseon those schools are being run relatively well, so I see no way the presence of rich kids will help improve public uni standard.

As a matter of fact, cults and gangs us the rich kids among them for protection by blending them in against the day they are caught so I think rich kids of politicians have more negative effect on the public schooling system.

Isn't it what I said in my original comment Read before quoting.