20 Private Universities approved by President Buhari
President Buhari has approved the establishment of 20 private universities in the country.
Joy Kalu 
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of additional 20 private universities across the country.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday, according to Daily Post.
According to Adamu, the approved universities will get their provisional licences from the National Universities Commission (NUC), which they will use for the next three years while monitoring and evaluation will go on.
The approved universities are Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom, Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara, Maranatha University, Mgbidi, Imo, Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State and Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano State.
With the development, the total number of private universities in the country has risen to 99.
