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Pages in category "Private universities and colleges in Nigeria" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Recently, licenses have been granted to individuals, corporate bodies and religious bodies to establish private universities in the country. The National Universities Commission [ 3 ] [ 4 ] (NUC) is the major accreditation and regulatory body that enforces uniform standard and sets admissions capacity of every Nigerian university.
The National Universities Commission of Nigeria holds the responsibility to approve private universities and accredit their courses. This ensures a minimum standard in curriculum and teaching. There are currently 60 approved private universities in Nigeria and many applications are being processed. [4]
The university was approved by the National Universities Commission to operate as a Private University in Nigeria in April 2022 under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. [4] [5] The university was commissioned by Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia state in February, 2023. The governor further awarded scholarships to the first ...
On 3 February 2021 [15] the Nigerian Universities Commission approved additional 20 Private Universities which has now made 99 approved Private Universities in Nigeria, which also included Mewar International University promoted by Adhyay International, making it first Indian University to expand its campus to Nigeria in the Nasarawa State.
Private Abia State: 2001 College of Education Ilemona. [41] Ilemona Private Kwara State: 1987 Nigerian Army School of Education (NASE), Ilorin [42] Ilorin: Federal Kwara State: 1970 Nana Aishat Memorial College of Education. [43] Ilorin: Private Kwara State: 2009 AJETUNMOBI College of Education Irra. [44] IRAA: Private Kwara State: 2022
St. Andrews College became a university on September 7, 1999, with the Church of Nigeria approving SACOBA's proposal. Ajayi Crowther University was established on the premises of the former St. Andrews College. The university obtained its license on January 7, 2005, from the National Universities Commission.
The educational systems in Nigeria are divided into two the public [8] where the student only pays for Parents Teachers Association (PTA) while the private [9] where students pay school fees and some other fees like sports, exam fees, computer fees etc. and they are costly [10] Education in Nigerian schools takes place in English.