By Levi Obijiofor
Anyone who is not baffled by the blunders committed by clueless political leaders who governed Nigeria since independence in October 1960 must be in deep slumber. Two weeks before the inauguration of a new government on May 29, 2023, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the establishment of 37 new private universities. That decision by the Muhammadu Buhari government flew in the face of reality.
You have to wonder the kind of reasons that convinced the FEC to endorse the new universities in a country in which existing universities are struggling to find and hire qualified teaching staff, to provide quality teaching and research, to establish good libraries, and to provide high-speed Internet and other resources that would enable academic staff and students to achieve their teaching and learning objectives.
