By JOHN ONAH, Abuja-
The National Universities Commission, NUC has approved Three new universities for Delta State.
The Universities are Delta State University of Education Agbor, Dennis Osadebe University Asaba and Delta State University of Science and Technology Ozoro.
The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Rasheed while presenting the licence to the Delta state Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa in Abuja said the development would increase access to University Education.
The development has made Delta a state with the highest number of universities in the country, given that with the three approved universities in addition to the one already in existence, the state has four universities to its credit.
The state also has two federal universities, namely, Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko and Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, making the total number of universities in the state to six.