Names
UNILAG, UI, UNICAL, UNN, UNIZIK as mentors
The
Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved eight new private
universities. The owners were given three provisional licenses and appointed
higher institutions to mentor them. This brings the number of private
universities to 69 and nations total to 151.
Addressing
State House correspondents, Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony
Anwuka, said the FEC meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, who
approved the universities based on the recommendation of the National
Universities Commission (NUC).
According
to him, the approval will ensure that the teeming population of students
seeking admissions are given the opportunity to do so.
Prof.
Anwuka listed the new universities as Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos (promoted
by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry); to be mentored by University of Lagos,
Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State (promoted by The Clitter
House Nigeria Limited); to be mentored by University of Calabar, Clifford
University, Owerrinta, Abia State (promoted by the Seventh Day Adventist
Church); to be mentored by University of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia, and
Coal City University, Enugu (promoted by African Thinkers Community of Inquiry
College of Education, Enugu); to be mentored by University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Others
are Crown Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Kwara (promoted by Modern Morgy and Sons
Limited); to be mentored by University of Ilorin, Dominican University, Ibadan
(promoted by the Order of Preachers, Nigerian Dominican Community); Kola Daisi
University, Ibadan (promoted by Kola Daisi Foundation) to be mentored by
University of Ibadan and Legacy University, Okija, Anambra State (promoted by
the Good Idea Education Foundation) to be mentored by Nnamdi Azikiwe
University, Akwa.
Explaining
the appointment of mentors, Prof. Anwuka said mentoring is part of the
requirement as contained in the Education Act Cap E3 Law of Federal Republic of
Education 2004 implemented by the NUC and the Federal Ministry of Education.
“So,
it is the part of the requirements. And older university old enough within the
university zone where each of the new universities has been approved is given
the mandate to oversee and mentor the new universities in terms of academic
culture, administrative for three years within which period they must have
learnt the art of university governance and academic details. So, there must be
some nearby big brothers that make sure you don’t operate outside the scope of
what you are expected to do within the university structure”.
Minister
of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, throwing more light on, said, “the
law is very specific on exactly what is required. I think the first is that
each of the mentoring universities would among other issues ensure that the
correct appointment of the governing council is made; that they recruit
appropriate principal officers both academic and administrative; that there
would be availability of human and material resources for the commencement of
any academic performance.
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