President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government on Wednesday approved a seven-year ban on the establishment of new federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education in the country.
According to the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, the decision was made during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa Abuja.
Alausa told journalists at the end of the FEC meeting that the current challenge in Nigeria’s education sector is no longer about access to tertiary education, citing numerous institutions in the country.
He admitted that the duplication of institutions, especially tertiary has led to significant deterioration in both school infrastructure and manpower.
“If we do not act decisively, it will lead to marked declines in educational quality and undermine the international respect that Nigerian graduates command,” he said.
