Association Lauds Suspension Of 7 Private Varsities

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) on Saturday lauded the suspension of the operational licences of seven private universities in the country.

Mr Solomon Onaghinon, the Secretary-General of the association told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the NUC’s decision was aimed at sanitising the education system.?

NAN reports that the National Universities Commission has on July 4 suspended the operational licences of seven private universities for allegedly not meeting up to its set targets on school facilities and academic programmes.

The suspended universities are: Lead City, Caritas, Joseph Ayo Babalola, Tansian, Madonna, Achievers and Obong.

Malam Ibrahim Yakassai, the NUC Director of Press and Public Relations, said that ?suspension of the licences of the universities was “to continually work on the current standard of Nigerian Universities.’’

Onaghinon said, “I appreciate the NUC’s position to take appropriate action before the affected institutions get worse.

“There is the need to shape better students if our country must grow and develop,’’ he said.

He?said that the dwindling state of education in Nigeria was worrisome, adding that if nothing was done to correct it today, it would affect the future of the people and the nation.

The association’s scribe advised the Federal Government to implement the recommendations of the House of Representatives Committee on oil subsidy claims.

“It will be in the interest of peace, stability and security of the nation, if the various calls for prosecution of the culprits were looked into.

Nigerians deserve to live in a better society,’’ he said. (NAN)