NUC Presents Provisional Licenses To 37 New Private Universities

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Friday presented provisional licenses to the newly established 37 universities approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on May 15.

Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, at the presentation of provisional licenses to the universities, pegged the number of private universities in the country at 147.

Rasheed, who said the country now had 264 universities, said investment in tertiary education was a prerequisite for human capital development in the country.

He said access to university education remained a challenge due to the high demand and increasing number of secondary school leavers.

The NUC chief said: ”The Nigerian statistics of high demand of tertiary education is grossly inadequate. Statistics put the number of enrollment in tertiary institutions at 2.23 million which is about 12 per cent of the total population of 220 million.”

He charged proprietors of the newly established universities to ensure that the motive for creating the universities were not for money but for a higher and noble goal.

He said: ”In establishing universities, you don’t expect to get financial rewards. If your main motive is to make money, then you are in the wrong place. You are here to pay back to humanity.

The establishment of private universities is in dire need of passion from people, so that passion should drive you.”

While charging the proprietors on quality assurance in the universities, the NUC boss assured of the commission’s support and cooperation to grow the university system.
(The Nation)
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