By Ruth Ogbodu

The Senate and the National Universities Commission have emphasised the need for the establishment of more universities in Nigeria to address the rising demand for tertiary education. 

This call was made in Abuja during a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, where stakeholders supported the proposed establishment of the Federal University, Okigwe, in Imo State.

Speaking at the hearing, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, Senator Muntari Dandutse; the sponsor of the Federal University Okigwe Bill, Senator Patrick Ndubueze; and the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, all underscored the urgent need for more universities in Nigeria.

Maiyaki highlighted the dire shortfall in Nigeria’s higher education infrastructure.