Nigerian FEC Approves Seven-Year Ban on New Federal Tertiary Institutions, Citing Over-Proliferation and Resource Waste

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC), chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved a sweeping seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal tertiary educational institutions across the country. The policy, announced after Wednesday’s FEC meeting, will apply to universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who briefed journalists after

Read More