Despite the neglect and gross underfunding of the existing government-owned universities, the federal government has continued to be curiously obsessed with the establishment of new ones, Davidson Iriekpen writes
On February 20, 2025, President Bola Tinubu assented to two bills establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji in Osun State, and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State.
Prior to the signing of the bills, President Tinubu had on February 3 approved the establishment of the Federal University of Environment and Technology (FUET) in Ogoni town of Tai, Rivers State. He had also assented to the bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Sports in Afuze, Edo State.