Nigeria now has 141 accredited universities, Professor Julius Okojie, Executive Secretary of National University Commission, NUC said on Wednesday while briefing the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, and Minister of State for Education, Professor Anthony Anwukah on the activities of the Commission.
Okojie briefed the ministers alongside other heads of parastatals in the ministry on the mandates, organization structure, achievements and challenges of their various agencies.
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, Professor Dibu Ojerinde and the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro took their turns to brief the Ministers and the Permanent Secretary, Dr (Mrs) Folasade Yemi-Esan at the meeting which was aimed at acquainting the Ministers about the operations of the parastatals.
Okojie gave the breakdown of the number of universities to include 40 Federal, 40 State and 61 private universities, adding that the institutions now rank very high among international community system.
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