Just In: President Buhari approves establishment of new federal University

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a federal university of health sciences in Oturkpo, Benue state

Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity to the president , announced the news on Wednesday, November 18, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Buhari, The Cable reported. 

“I just like to announce that a draft bill for the establishment of a Federal University of Health Sciences was approved and is to be cited in Otukpo, Benue state.” 


He said: 

Meanwhile, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has released a full list of all approved federal, state, and private universities in Nigeria. This is contained in the NUC’s bulletin released on Monday, October 18. The list shows Nigeria currently has 45 federal universities, 54 state universities and 99 private universities, making a total of 198. 

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