The National Universities Commission (NUC) approved 33 new universities across the country in 2025, bringing the total number to 309.
Data obtained from the NUC website shows that 20 new private
universities were granted operating licences by the commission last year, while
the federal government established seven new institutions and state governments
accounted for the remaining six.
The new federal universities are located in Rivers, Kaduna,
Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo, and Zamfara states. Niger, Benue, Cross River, and Imo
states each established one new university, while Ebonyi established two.
Among the 20 new private universities, six are spread across
Lagos, the FCT, and Imo, with each hosting two.
Another six are located in Ogun and Kwara, with three in
each state, while the rest are situated in Ondo, Osun, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Enugu,
Kaduna, and Taraba states.
Of the overall total, the private sector leads with 168
universities, followed by the federal government with 74, while state
governments account for the remaining 67.
Some of the new federal institutions include the Federal
University of Environment and Technology, Tai Town, Rivers state; Federal
University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna state; Federal University of
Agriculture and Developmental Studies, Iragbiji, Osun state; Federal University
of Technology and Environmental Studies, Iyin-Ekiti, Ekiti state; Federal
University of Agriculture and Technology, Okeho, Oyo state, among others.
The newly established state universities include Abdulsalam
Abubakar University of Agriculture and Climate Action, Mokwa, Niger state;
Ebonyi state University of ICT, Science and Technology, Oferekpe, Ebonyi state;
Cross River University of Education and Entrepreneurship, Akamkpa, Cross River
state; Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ihugh,
among others.
Those of the private universities include Leadership
University, Abuja, FCT; Jimoh Babalola University, Ilorin, Kwara state; Bridget
University, Mbaise, Okirika-Nweke, Imo state; Greenland University, Jalingo,
Taraba state; JEFAP University, Suleja, Niger state; Azione Verde University,
Amaigbo, Imo State; Unique Open University, Ojo, Lagos state, among others.
In January 2026, Abdullahi Ribadu, executive secretary of
the NUC, note that more than 879 new programmes were introduced in Nigerian
universities in 2025, following the recently approved core curriculum minimum
academic standards (CCMAS).
He said the move was aimed at transforming the Nigerian
university system (NUS) to produce globally competitive graduates.
According to him, CCMAS is a framework that guides
university programmes in Nigeria, with 70 per cent devoted to core content and
30 per cent reserved for university-specific content.
The new programmes also incorporate 21st-century skills such
as digital literacy, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving, with emphasis
varying across disciplines.
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