Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Monday approved the establishment of 37 new universities across the country.
He said that by this record, the present administration had surpassed any other administration in terms of establishing universities.
“37 new private universities have been licenced and that will make this admiration probably the most university–friendly administration because we have so far established 72 universities.
“14 by the Federal Government, 21 by states and 37 by private; so, in total we have 72 new universities from 2015 to date.
“And today I am announcing 37 new private universities,” he said.
