Tinubu approves new federal university in Lagos

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State.

This development was confirmed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Thursday, November 6.

Akpabio informed the Upper Chamber that the President had signed the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe Establishment Bill 2025 into law.

He said, “It is my honour to announce that the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe establishment bill 2025 has been assented to by Mr. President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe establishment has come to stay.”

He added that following the Senate’s transmission of the authenticated copies of the bill, two certified copies were returned with the President’s signature, confirming the university’s establishment.

The bill was sponsored by Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Leader, and seconded by Oyelola Ashiru, the Deputy Majority Leader.

From available NUC records, Nigeria has about 72 federal universities, 42 federal Polytechnics, and 28 colleges of education, in addition to hundreds of state-owned and private tertiary institutions, as well as specialised schools.

In August, the federal government imposed a seven-year moratorium on the creation of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, citing the proliferation of under-listed institutions, overstretched resources, and a decline in academic quality.