New reports have just confirmed that the National Universities Commision (NUC), in Yenagoa, has approved the establishment of a new uni...
New reports have just confirmed that the National Universities Commision (NUC), in Yenagoa, has approved the establishment of a new university in Bayelsa State South-south Nigeria. This new institution will be called the ‘University of Africa’, making it the 43rd state university in Nigeria.
According to Vanguard, this was announced by Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson in Yenagoa on Saturday. Here’s what the statement said:
“The approval of the university followed the formal presentation of relevant gazette law, academic brief, physical master-plan as well as the satisfactory report of the advisory resource assessment visit by the commission.
I am here leading this small delegation to present to you these laws passed by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, establishing a new university working with the private sector.
It will be run on a public private partnership (PPP), basis. Unlike the existing one, it will not be directly funded by the state.
Our belief is that for a university to be sustainable, we must create room for private sector participation and involvement.
The University of Africa, Toru-Orua, is the first of its kind in this country to be established by government with private sector involvement.
It will be strictly a fee paying tertiary institution that will attract students from across the continent and the globe.
It will be the model as we encourage more private universities in this country.”
Congratulating the state, the NUC Executive Secretary, Prof Julius Okojie, said that Bayelsa met the basic requirement to set up the institution and that the approval to establish the university took effect on July 28.
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