Federal Government Gives Its 'Nod' To 8 New Private Universities : Coal City University, Enugu Approved Among Others

Prof. Anthony Anwuka, Minister of State for Education, on Wednesday after FEC's weekly meeting announced the names of eight Universities recently approved by the Federal Executive Council.
The names of the newly Okayed universities subsume:

  1. Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos, (owned by Deeper Life Christian Ministry)
  2.  Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River (owned by Clitter House Nigeria Limited) 
  3. Clifford University, Owerrinta, Abia, (owned by Seventh Day Adventist Church).
  4. Coal City University, Enugu, (African Thinkers Community of Inquiry College of Education, Enugu)
  5. Crown-Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Kwara (owned by Modern Morgy and Sons Limited)
  6. Dominican University, Ibadan, (owned by Order of Preachers, Nigerian Dominican Community).
  7. Kola Daisi University, Ibadan, (owned by Kola Daisi Foundation) and 
  8. Legacy University, Okija in Anambra, (owned by Good Idea Education Foundation).
The new universities were being licensed for a three years provisional approval and would be mentored by some existing universities across the country.

FG concluded the University of Lagos would serve as mentor to Anchor University, Ayobo; Arthur Jarvis, Clifford and Coal City Universities would be mentored by University of Calabar, University of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia and University of Nigeria, Nsukka, respectively.

In the same light, the University of Ilorin would also serve as mentor to Crown-Hill University in Kwara while Dominican and Kola Daisi Universities in Ibadan would be mentored by the University of Ibadan.

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