zebra:

@POSAKOSA1
Abuja is among and is in the north. But i wonder why they cannot have private universities in states around Abuja like kaduna, plateau, niger and nasarawa state??

They should. Im not saying that they shouldn't

Pharoh:

new ones should also toll that line. Another option is diversify the post secondary school education. We should have Polytechnics, Vocational schools, Trade schools and Technical schools.

I agree. Going to university should not be the only option. Imagine what could be done if our mechanics and plumbers etc had profession training and certificates.

I really blame my Father for not looting the treasury and opening a private university when he had opportunity. He was just to 'honest to join others in part taking in cutting of the national cake'

He if had played his game well; Nigeria would have being hearing of My family owned private uni.

chosen04:

I really blame my Father for not looting the treasury and opening a private university when he had opportunity. He was just to 'honest to join others in part taking in cutting of the national cake'

He if had played his game well; Nigeria would have being hearing of My family owned private uni.

how is this cause for announcement ?

This is welcome development.

It's a welcome development.I just wish the illiterate northern leaders can emulate their southern brothers by establishing universities in the NORTH.So that HOPELESS dubes like POSAKOSA1 can leave cow & soya CATASTROPHE & go to school.CHEERS!!

ELDINO:

It's a welcome development.I just wish the illiterate northern leaders can emulate their southern brothers by establishing universities in the NORTH.So that HOPELESS dubes like POSAKOSA1 can leave cow & soya CATASTROPHE & go to school.CHEERS!!

wallahi

It's a welcome development.I just wish the illiterate northern leaders can emulate their southern brothers by establishing universities in the NORTH.So that HOPELESS dubes like POSAKOSA1 can leave cow & soya CATASTROPHE & go to school.CHEERS!!

POSAKOSA1:

Idk. Government has already established some schools in the North.

and government did the same in the west, south and eastern parts, whats good for the goose is also good for the gander

POSAKOSA1:

how is this cause for announcement ?

@POSAKOSA1.

Why wont it be a cause for announcement? when does who looted our collective money are oppressing us!! Imagine my kid sister paying N550k per session in one of those private uni?

Whats bad if i should say what is paining me?

^^^^^ why didn't she go to Ghana

these are private universities for god's sake- all these arguments as if it is government establishing them? do you know the meaning of private at all? it is by individuals and for individuals. if none is in the north, what has that got to do with anyone?

Those complaining there is none in the north should get the fact clearly, these are private universities, owned by private citizen. Why should any business minded person invest in building a university where majority of the people don’t like western education or where any little religion provocation will lead to killing and burning. The north might need a private Islamic University sa, I guess that will sell.

honeric01:

so what should be built in the north? mosque and barracks can't you see that lack of education in the north is drawing the whole country back? they have the highest numbers of people in our government with or without credentials, so don't you think schools are needed there?

build mosques, Islamic schools anything that has to do with Islam. any other won't work believe me i know what I'm saying any slight provocation in the north leads to burning of this schools and chaos

POSAKOSA1:

Are you insinuating that Nigerians are not entrepreneurial ?

Never made such an insinuation. I was giving a suggestion for other posters who complained about lack of jobs for private university graduates.

The quantity of the universities is not the issue; it is the quality. I think the curriculum should be overhauled, particularly at the graduate level and at professional schools. Instead of focusing on memorizing the doctrines and disgorging it on exam day, the curriculum should be overhauled to focus on critical thinking, more real-world application, and entrepreneurship, all of which are integral in developing graduates who will create jobs and change laws and be more productive instead of looking for jobs.

Princek12:

The quantity of the universities is not the issue; it is the quality. I think the curriculum should be overhauled, particularly at the graduate level and at professional schools. Instead of focusing on memorizing the doctrines and disgorging it on exam day, the curriculum should be overhauled to focus on critical thinking, more real-world application, and entrepreneurship, all of which are integral in developing graduates who will create jobs and change laws and be more productive instead of looking for jobs.

Well said. But what is it with Nigerians and entrepreneurship ? If you ask me, Nigerians are very entrepreneurial,

this is showing where the intrest of each part of our country is. the north does not invest in anything that will not bring quick and fast return. This is not buying and selling. after all this somebody will be talking FEDERAL CHARACTER, TRYING TO CREATE EQUALITY AMONG THE UNEQUAL.

All this people clamorin for a university in d north,am sure y'all knw wat PRIVATE means,so wat stops all the billionaires and Clerics they have there from settin up their own private institutions.

POSAKOSA1:

Well said. But what is it with Nigerians and entrepreneurship ? If you ask me, Nigerians are very entrepreneurial,  

By entrepreneurship I mean creating world-class multinational companies that can compete in a global environment, not just selling spare-parts or importing tokunbo items to sell in Alaba market or selling mobile phones, or to sell Ghana-Bread in a traffic jam, and so on, nor do I mean staying up all night at a Cyber Cafe with the intent of scamming unwitting citizens. Look at a lot of U.S. businesses.

phraoh:

All this people clamorin for a university in d north,am sure y'all knw wat PRIVATE means,so wat stops all the billionaires and Clerics they have there from settin up their own private institutions.

i think there is/are private uni. in the north at least one of the best private uni in the country is in the north i.e ABTI AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Specialist900:

i think there is/are private uni. in the north at least one of the best private uni in the country is in the north i.e ABTI AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

I know,is jes dat some peeps here are tryin to ethnicise the whole grantin of license to new universities,

Nnenna1:

I was also going to add - private universities could also place emphasis on entrepreneurship with relevant classes and such. You don't have to major in business to get that. In honest, the more graduates open private practices  - in business, journalism, accounting, education, catering, etc - the better for everyone.

You said exactly what I was thinking!! I think the curriculum has to change somewhat, such that those that have the courage would dare to take a leap right out of college straight into business!!
There are so many problems in Nigeria and these problems are huge opportunities for entrepreneurs to take on.
Its those entrepreneurs that would create the jobs for the rest of the populace.

POSAKOSA1:

Well said. But what is it with Nigerians and entrepreneurship ? If you ask me, Nigerians are very entrepreneurial, 

It is true. Nigerians have entrepreneurial qualities. But most of the entrepreneurial energy is usually geared towards buying and selling(commerce) as against creating of solutions to existing problems. Nigerians lack innovation, creativity and out-of-the box thinking. What we have is determination, tenacity and gusto!
In essence we have one half of the required entrepreneurial qualities and lack the other half. We need the full bleed and that's what the curriculum of these  these private universities should aim to achieve.

@Northern Universities.
I think Northern leaders have to take this lethargic attitude towards education seriously. Reason been that in the nearest future, the disparity btw the human resource in the north and that in the south would be so wide that we would practically have two countries in one.

I think it's better to upgrade existing ones than set up new ones

Atleast now i can go back to school but I hope we have some in Niger delta and OUR own private university should be for free.

PapaBrowne:

You said exactly what I was thinking!! I think the curriculum has to change somewhat, such that those that have the courage would dare to take a leap right out of college straight into business!!
There are so many problems in Nigeria and these problems are huge opportunities for entrepreneurs to take on.
Its those entrepreneurs that would create the jobs for the rest of the populace.
It is true. Nigerians have entrepreneurial qualities. But most of the entrepreneurial energy is usually geared towards buying and selling(commerce) as against creating of solutions to existing problems. Nigerians lack innovation, creativity and out-of-the box thinking. What we have is determination, tenacity and gusto!
In essence we have one half of the required entrepreneurial qualities and lack the other half. We need the full bleed and that's what the curriculum of these  these private universities should aim to achieve.

[b]I highly disagree. Nigerians DO NOT lack innovation, creativity and out of the box thinking.

Examine Nigeria in context.

I agree we need more universities but do the new unis meet the criteria of our needs

-affordable
-quality
-non segmentarian
-sustainability

I am also hoping they can find a way to ensure they do not end up with strikes down the road cos i know the govt unis did not start out thinking of going on strike every 3months

entrepreneur this entrepreneur that, the problem is not about what they didnt study or teach them at school the problem is simply finance and environment!!! Even people with MBA are not starting their own business talkless of graduate that attended some business entrepreneurship class


Some private universities on ground are not yet fully accredited and some are only existing by name, I Hope the NUC
monitor them properly.

rita@NL:

Atleast now i can go back to school but I hope we have some in Niger delta and OUR own private university should be for free.

after seeing it as private how dear you think it will be free when even the government unis. are not free

More universities are good but it would have been better if were public universities.

chosen04:

I really blame my Father for not looting the treasury and opening a private university when he had opportunity. He was just to 'honest to join others in part taking in cutting of the national cake'

He if had played his game well; Nigeria would have being hearing of My family owned private uni.

i think you should blame your forebears for running away when the white men came to take away blacks for slave trade.

he would have paid the price, you would have been a black american. you could even have been obama's wife. lol

zebra:

@POSAKOSA1
Abuja is among and is in the north. But i wonder why they cannot have private universities in states around Abuja like kaduna, plateau, niger and nasarawa state??

no one has said the noth does not deserve private unis'
but if you you had the opportunity, given the present circumstances, will u send your kid to school in the north?

knowing for the next four years, anything might erupt.

have u noticed how northeners are quick to kill southerners or the others in the name of religious crisis.?

also knowing that they have a high density of students from other parts of the country outside the nothern tribe concentrated in a place, then we can no longer be certain of our families schooling there cos that would be thier next target point.


until the north can be sensitized about the need for education, i will not site an evening school there as an investor.

afterall they have the numbers when it comes to consumption rate.

they need to be sensitised.

Dis Guy:

entrepreneur this entrepreneur that, the problem is not about what they didnt study or teach them at school the problem is simply finance and environmen[/b]t!!! Even people with MBA are not starting their own business talkless of graduate that attended some business entrepreneurship class.

[b]THANK YOU!

1. Access to capital

2. Business climate and policies that can affect < Only if you knew how many people some people have to bribe to get into Nigeria or to actually start something>

3. Environment

4. Sustainability of that business

5. Safety <the safety of the owner> one of my Uncles started an elevator company in Nigeria armed robbers took his life. These thieves didn't think of the employees that they are denying of a pay check.


@Papabrowne and co Entrepreneurship IS NOT THE PROBLEM OF ANY NIGERIAN.