NUC increases application fee for establishment of private university from N5 to N25million
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has increased the application fee for those seeking to establish private universities in Nigeria, from N5 to N25million.
The commission’s Executive Secretary, Abdullahi Ribadu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, stating that the price hike is for better coordination.
He also stated that it is to ensure that newly established private universities are positioned to meet the challenges of the 21 Century.
The NUC increased the fee for purchase of application forms for the Establishment of a Private University from N1m to N5m.
The Commission also raised the processing fee for application for the establishment of a private university from N5m to N25m.
The NUC said the N25m reviewed fee would be communicated to applicants who have purchased the application form at the former rate of N1m but are yet to pay the processing fee for their application.
“They are also expected to effect payments within a period of 30 working days or risk forfeiture of their pending applications,” the statement read.
The Commission also suspended further processing of all inactive applications including those of private open universities (those that have not made progress on their applications or made submissions to the Commission for upwards of two years).
