The Federal Government has stated that it will penalise federal universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education that operate satellite campuses without obtaining proper approval.
This was announced in a memo dated May 30, 2025, and signed by Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education. The memo was sent to the heads of the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
Dr Alausa raised the alarm over the increasing number of illegal satellite campuses being set up across the country. He said that many of these centres lack the proper academic plans, infrastructure, or purpose to support their operations.
Dr Alausa emphasised that the unapproved proliferation of satellite campuses undermines the integrity, quality, and sustainability of Nigeria’s tertiary education system. “Rather than focusing on improving existing campuses, some Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts are diverting limited resources to set up inadequately equipped new Satellite campuses, which is counterproductive and detrimental to educational standards,” the statement read.
To curtail this trend, Dr Alausa instructed the NUC, NBTE, and NCCE to notify all Federal Tertiary Institutions that no new satellite campus should be established without approval.
“Dr Alausa directed the three regulatory agencies, NUC, NBTE and NCCE, to formally inform all Federal Tertiary Institutions under their purview that henceforth, no satellite campus is to be established without the express approval of the Honourable Minister of Education through these regulatory agencies. He further stressed that failure to comply with this directive will not be treated lightly and will attract appropriate disciplinary measures,” he said.
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