{"id":42170,"date":"2021-04-09T07:46:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T07:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=42170"},"modified":"2021-04-09T07:46:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T07:46:51","slug":"nuc-grants-licenses-to-20-new-private-varsities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=42170","title":{"rendered":"NUC grants licenses to 20 new private varsities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NUC-logo.jpg\" alt=\"NUC reveals date for university lecturers to resume academic activities\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted provisional licenses to 20 new private universities in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, presented the licenses to the promoters of the new universities on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development brought the number of private universities in the country to 99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The universities are \u2013 Mudiame University, Irrua, Edo; James Hope University, Lagos; Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano; Capital City University, Kano; Ahman Pategi University, Pategi, Kwara; University of Offa, Kwara; Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom; Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara, Maranathan University, Mgbidi, Imo; Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa; Khadija University, Majia, Jigawa; and ANAN University, Kwall, Plateau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are \u2013 Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano; Havilla University, Nde-Ikom, Cross River; Claretian University of Nigeria, Nekede, Imo; NOK University, Kachia, Kaduna; Karl-Kumm University, Vom, Plateau; Mewar University, Masaka, Nasarawa; Edusoko University, Bida, Niger; and Philomath University, Kuje, Abuja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted provisional licenses to 20 new private universities in the country. 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