The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board, JAMB, have spoken against the establishment of more universities in the country.
This was made know by JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, when he spoke at the 4th convocation of Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa state.
The JAMB registrar, in his weekly bulleting made available by the board’s Head of Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, advised that efforts should be channeled towards improving the standard of the already established universities.
“A situation where universities are only established to massage the ego of rich individuals and politicians is not healthy for educational development of the country as tertiary education is too crucial to be reduced to a commercial outfit for an ego-tripping venture.
“Since education is everybody’s business, all Nigerians should support the effort towards educational development.”