Tinubu approves takeoff of 6 universities established under Buhari’s tenure

On Wednesday, October 18, President Bola Tinubu granted approval for the staggered take-off of six out of 14 public universities established in the twilight of the former President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

As reported by The Punch, the minister of education, Professor Tahir Mamman, made this revelation to State House Correspondents on Wednesday.

Prof Mamman disclosed that the choice of the universities — two colleges of agriculture, education and medicine each—was strategic to the skills-empowerment goals of the Tinubu-led administration.

Meanwhile, the Buhari administration approved the establishment of no fewer than 75 universities, encompassing federal, state and private institutions within seven years.

However, Mamman said the federal government headed by Tinubu lacked the funds and qualified staffing to kick start all institutions at once as they are capital intensive.

He hinted further that the Tinubu administration will be “conservative” in doling out approvals for the establishment of new universities.

Legit.ng reported earlier that the management of the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano state (ADUSTECH) has maintained that it is not recruiting.

This is contrary to social media reports that it is in the process of conducting interviews for staff recruitment.

Malam Abdullahi Datti, the deputy registrar, media and publications at ADUSTECH, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano on Monday, October 16.