The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Plateau State, Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, has said most private universities in the country, do not produce good enough graduates.
Maigoro, speaking to NAN on the newly approved private universities, decried low academic standards in most of the existing private universities in the country and urged the new ones to live up to expectations.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, approved 20 new private universities in the country.
“It is actually good to have private universities that have standard and quality, unfortunately, most of the existing ones are nothing to write home about,” Maigoro said.
“Most at times, they push out people with empty brains as graduates; these graduates hardly contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of the society.”