JUST IN; Tinubu approves a staggered start for six universities assigned by Buhari.

On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu gave his approval for six of the fourteen public institutions founded during the latter years of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to open gradually.

The institutions’ selection—two colleges of agriculture, education, and medicine each—was strategic to the government of Tinubu, who is in charge of enhancing the capabilities of its citizens, according to Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman, who made this revelation to State House Correspondents.

Within seven years, the Buhari administration authorized the creation of seventy-five universities, including state, federal, and private institutions.

However, because these institutions require a lot of cash, Mamman claimed the Federal Government lacks the resources and skilled personnel to launch them all at once.

He went on to say that the Tinubu administration will provide permission for the construction of additional universities in a “conservative” manner.

Additionally, a good number of colleges and other institutions that were approved in the final days of the previous administration may not be ready to launch all at once due to staffing and finance concerns.

“Mr. President has instructed us to delay their start and departure to ensure the government can adequately assist them,” the former vice chancellor of Baze University stated following his intensive briefing of Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa.