Under Buhari’s Administration, Tinubu Has Approved The Start Of Academic Activities In 6 Newly Established Varsities
Under Buhari’s Administration, Tinubu Has Approved The Start Of Academic Activities In 6 Newly Established Varsities
President Bola Tinubu has given the green light for academic activities to begin in six of the 14 new universities established under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, disclosed this on Wednesday after a closed-door meeting with President Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.
Honestly there are very many, probably about a dozen of them, if not more than a dozen or 14. That’s the number and you know tertiary institutions are highly capital intensive, they need a lot of money, especially at that takeoff stage, for infrastructure, staff recruitment and all other needs.
“So by the time you want to start off about 12, 14 institutions at once, it is a very heavy burden on the finances of the government. So, that’s why,” he said.
He said the government did not step down the approval of the remaining institutions because most of them are specialized institutions; colleges of education, agriculture, medicine are institutions that will support some of the mandates and priority areas of the government.
The minister stated the Tinubu administration plans to be conservative about the pace of development of tertiary institutions and explained that its priority is on institutions that provide skills that enable its graduates to stand on their own.
The minister emphasized the importance of collaboration among the government, consultants, and contractors to assess the remaining work and associated expenses.
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