The Federal Government has approved provisional licenses for eight private universities in the country.
The universities will be mentored by already existing federal universities to ensure that the standards are raised to the needed level, minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said while briefing newsmen after the now weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
The Universities include: Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos sponsored by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry: Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River sponsored by the Clitter House Nigeria Limited: Clifford University, Owerrinta, Abia sponsored by the Seventh Day Adventist Church: Coal City University, Enugu sponsored by the African Thinkers Community of Inquiry College of Education, Enugu: Crown-Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Kwara sponsored by the Modern Morgy and Sons Limited: Dominican University, Ibadan sponsored by the Order of Preachers, Nigerian Dominican Community: Kola Daisi University, Ibadan sponsored by the Kola Daisi Foundation and the Legacy University, Okija sponsored by the Good Idea Education Foundation.
