The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, confirmed on Wednesday at the end of the first
meeting of the council in 2019, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the minister, the new universities are Greenfield University Kaduna;
Dominion University, Ibadan; Trinity University, Laloko in Ogun; and Westland University
in Iwo, in Osun State.
“All the four have satisfied the criteria for the establishment of universities.
“They have submitted their academic briefs, their master plans and evidence of facilities
after visitation by the National Universities Commission (NUC); they have satisfied all those
requirements and they are being granted licences,’’ he added.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who was also at FEC, said
the Council approved a National Public Building Maintenance Policy and Framework.
He said the new policy, which institutionalised a maintenance culture in the country,
would provide an inventory of government assets and job opportunities for Nigerians.
“We have trained artisans at different levels, but we have not created an economy for them
to go and express themselves – Tilers, Bricklayers, Plumbers, landscapers, fitters etc.
“When they leave training schools what do they do? They go and ride tricycles where
there is no training school because there is an economy in tricycles – this is the answer.
“So, we have started with a pilot (scheme) to demonstrate to Council that this will work.
Some of the things that this will bring include an inventory of all assets that government
Owns,’’ he said.