11 private varsities fail as NUC grants 9 full operational licences

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THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted Afe Babalola University, Ekiti State and eight other private universities full operational licences having met the required standards after over three years of operation.

The commission has also denied 11 other private universities full operational licences as a result of their inability to meet up with set standards three years after they were issued provisional licenses.

Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, who presented the full operational licences to nine private universities at a ceremony, on Thursday in Abuja, gave the 11 affected private universities two years to ensure full accreditation of their programmes and necessary facilities required to get their full operational license.

The nine universities that were granted full operational licences were: Caleb University, Salem University, Veritas University, Afe Babalola University, Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Godfrey Okoye University, Fountain University, Adeleke University and Western Delta University.

However, the 11 other private universities that were denied full operation licences were Wesley University of Science and Technology, Landmark University, Rhema University, Samuel Adegboyega University, Paul University.

Others were Oduduwa University, Tansian University, Baze University, Obong University, Achievers University and Wellspring University.

Professor Okojie explained that the provisional licence was intended to create room for effective mentoring and qualitative growth within the first three years of operation of a new private university.

Nigerian  Tribune

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