percent of Nigerian population formed the total enrollment of students
in the 164 universities across the country.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Abubakar Rasheed, said this
while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja.
According to Mr. Rasheed, the 75 private universities in the country
account for 5.31 percent of the total enrollment in the universities
across the country.
He described the situation as "unhealthy," saying there was need for
more access either by creating more universities or expanding existing
ones.
"If you look at the population of 198 million which is close to 200
million and bear in mind the total enrolment in our universities
today, all the 164 universities, is slightly less than two million. It
is 1.961 million, which translates to roughly one percent of the
population.
"One percent of the population is in the university and I think it's
not healthy.
"It will be however difficult for the commission to regulate the fees
of private schools," he said.
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