President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the provisional licenses for eleven new private universities in Nigeria.
The approvals were given at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Monday, 3rd March, 2025.
The approvals were granted based on President Tinubu’s commitment to expanding the frontiers of educational opportunities and infrastructures in the county. 
Below is the full list of the universities granted provisional licenses and their locations.
1. New City University, Ayetoro Ogun State
2. University of Fortune, Igbotako, Ondo State
3. Eranova University, Mabushi
4. Minaret University, Ikirun, Osun Annex
5. Abubakar Toyin University, Oke-Agba, Kwara State
6. Southern Atlantic University Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
7. Lens University, ilemona, Kwara State
8. Monarch University, Iyesi-Ota, Ogun State
9. Tonnie Iredia University of Communication, Benin City
10. Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management, Lagos
11. Kevin Eze University, Mgbowo, Enugu State.
