The Nigerian University Commission (NUC) has asked the federal government to establish more universities to reduce the number of people awaiting admission into higher institutions.
The Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made the request on Monday during a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund on the proposed Federal University, Okigwe in Imo State.
Mr Maiyaki empathised that the number of public and private universities in the country is not enough to accommodate all admission seekers on a yearly basis.
According to the NUC acting secretary, there are 275 universities in the country but that the number of people seeking admission into the varsities increases yearly. He further cited examples of other countries with higher populations, like Nigeria, which had more universities.
Mr Maiyaki also made it known that the Nigerian University Commission already has a regulatory framework to accommodate as many universities as possible in the country.
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