- Former military head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, says government alone cannot provide the required number of universities
- According to statistics given by NUC executive secretary, Professor Abubakar, the number of universities in the country now stands at 160 including 40 federal, 46 states owned, and 74 private universities
- Cyriacus Ajaelu, a clinical psychologist at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, says 65 per cent of Nigerian graduates lack the mindset to face challenges because they lack the right orientation
Former military head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has urged wealthy Nigerians to establish more universities, saying Nigeria’s 74 private universities cannot cater for demands for admission into the institutions.
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Speaking in Abuja, on Tuesday, December 19, at the formal presentation of licenses to the new universities at the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abubakar said government alone cannot provide the required number of such institutions, Daily Trust reports.
The former head of state is also chairman of PAMO University, one of the six private universities granted license.
The new universities granted licenses are, Admiralty University in Ibusa, Delta state, owned by the Naval Holding Company, Spiritan University in Nneochi, Abia state and Precious Cornerstone University in Ibadan. Also approved are PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Port Harcourt, Atibe University in Oyo town, Oyo State and Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences, Lagos.
The number of universities in the country now stands at 160 including 40 federal, 46 states owned, and 74 private universities, according to NUC executive secretary, Professor Abubakar A.
Meanwhile, Cyriacus Ajaelu, a clinical psychologist at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, says 65 per cent of Nigerian graduates lack the mindset to face challenges because they lack the right orientation.
Ajaelu made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday, December 19.
He said that Nigerian universities must provide the right counselling to their undergraduates to prepare them for the challenges in the labour market.
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Source: Naija.ng
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Wednesday, 20 December 2017