The Vice-Chancellor of Augustine University, Prof. Steve Afolami, has said there is no need to declare a state of emergency in private universities.
Afolami said this during the third matriculation ceremony of Augustine University for the 2017/2018 academic session, which held at Epe, Lagos State.
It will be recalled that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had announced the Federal Government’s plan to declare a state of emergency in the education sector by April 2018.
But Afolami said many private universities rejected the plan, explaining that they only need inclusion in government grants and scholarships.
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Full scholarship for Agricultural Sciences In Landmark University – Bishop David Oyedepo
Chancellor, Bishop David Oyedepo instructs the university to remove tuition for all Agricultural Sciences program(s)
Crop Science, Animal Science, Agric Extension & Rural Development, Agric Economics, Agribusiness Management, Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Tourism and Recreation, Horticulture and Landscape management
Federal cabinet approves 6 new private universities
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved six new private universities.
They are Admiralty Univerity, Ibusa, Delta State; Spiritan University, Nneochi, Abia State; Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Others are Pamo University of Medical Sciences, Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Atiba University, Oyo State; and Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences Lagos.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, told journalists after the FEC meeting, that more requests for private universities’ approval were underway.
He said the Nigerian Universities Commission would take the issue of accreditation very seriously “and if any university fails to meet their standard, we are going to deregister their courses and if enough courses are deregistered, it will lead to the closure of the university.”
Source : Dailytrust