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According to information obtained from the National Universities Commission, the administration of President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) approved 33 private universities in total over the course of 16 months.
Between January 2021 and April 2022 is the time frame under consideration.
It was discovered that while 12 private institutions received approval during the current Academic Staff Union of Universities strike, 21 private universities received approval in 2021.
In Nigeria, there were a total of 186 universities as of the foundation of the 33 new institutions, including 49 federal, 59 state, and 78 private institutions.
Private universities established in 2022 include Pen Resource University, Gombe, Gombe State; Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, Borno State; Margaret Lawrence I -University, Delta State; Khalifa Ishaku Rabiu University, Kano; Sports University Idumuje Ugboko, Delta State; Bala Ahmed University, Kano; Saisa University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Sokoto State; Nigerian-British University Hasa, Abia State; Peter University Acina-Onene, Anambra State; Newgate University, Minna, Niger State; European University of Nigeria in Duboyi, Abuja and North-West University, Sokoto.
Some of the private universities approved in 2021 include Opfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom; Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara; Maranatha University, Mgbidi, Imo; Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa,;Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano.; Mudiame University, Irrua, Edo; Havilla University, Nde-Ikom, Cross River; and Claretian University of Nigeria, Nekede, Imo.
Others are NOK University, Kachia, Kaduna; Karl-Kumm University, Vom, Plateau.; James Hope University, Lagos; Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano; Capital City University, Kano; Ahman Pategi University, Kwara; University of Offa, Kwara; Mewar University, Masaka, Nasarawa; Edusoko University, Bida, Niger; Philomath University, Kuje, Abuja and Khadija University, Majia, Jigawa, among others.
Ayodamola Oluwatoyin, the programme director for Reform Education Nigeria, revealed in an interview that although private institutions offer advantages, they shouldn’t replace public universities.
Nigeria’s private universities were founded as a result of the government’s inability to effectively manage the country’s public university system. While it is impossible to deny the significance of private universities, it is crucial to remember that not everyone in Nigeria can afford to pay tuition at public institutions, let alone the excessive prices charged by private universities.
“The government should, however, make sure that reason is once again infused into the management of our public institutions. For instance, despite ASUU’s prolonged strike, nothing has been done.
According to news gathered, the ASUU strike, which began on February 14, 2022, has now lasted 180 days, making it the second-longest strike since the return to democracy in 1999. The all-time longest strike occurred in 2020, during the Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Vincent Paul
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