President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted provisional licenses to Lens University Ilemona and ten other new private universities in Nigeria. The approvals were announced during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday, March 3, 2025.
The universities granted provisional licenses and their respective locations are as follows:
1. New City University, Ayetoro, Ogun State
2. University of Fortune, Igbotako, Ondo State
3. Eranova University, Mabushi
4. Minaret University, Ikirun, Osun State (Annex)
5. Abubakar Toyin University, Oke-Agba, Kwara State
6. Southern Atlantic University, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
7. Lens University, Ilemona, Kwara State
8. Monarch University, Iyesi-Ota, Ogun State
9. Tonnie Iredia University of Communication, Benin City
10. Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management, Lagos
11. Kevin Eze University, Mgbowo, Enugu State
