NINE NEW FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES

The New 9 Federal Universities as Announced by President Goodluck
Jonathan. These Universities are:

1. Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State, North Central.

2. Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, North Central.

3. Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, North East.

4. Federal University, Wakari, Taraba State, North East.

5. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, North West.

6. Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, No­rth West.

7. Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, South South.

8. Federal University, Ndufe-Alike, Ebonyi State, South East.

9. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, So­uth West.

President Goodluck Jonathan also on Thursday advised Nigeria's
National Economic Council (NEC) to approve the upgrade of six Federal
universities to Mega tertiary institutions with absorptive capacity of
150,000 students to 200,000 students each. The Affected Universities
are yet to be named by the Presidency.