FG TO CLAMP DOWN ON UNAPPROVED SATELITE CAMPUSES OF VARSITIES, OTHERS.

The Federal Government has announced that federal universities must obtain prior approval from the Minister of Education before establishing satellite campuses. 

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this in a memo to the National Universities Commission (NUC), citing concerns over the quality and integrity of tertiary education.

Alausa noted that many satellite campuses lack clear strategic, academic, or infrastructural justifications and are often inadequately resourced, undermining the integrity of tertiary education. 

He, therefore, directed the NUC to inform all federal universities of the requirement for prior approval, warning that failure to comply will attract sanctions. 

The NUC had previously warned against establishing satellite campuses without approval and a committee, which was set up to identify and prosecute illegal universities and campuses, was reconstituted in 2021 with significant success.