The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Confluence University of Science and Technology in Osara, Kogi State, which now brings the number of state-owned universities in Nigeria to 50.

NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed who made the announcement in Abuja on Tuesday, November 10, said the newly recognized university would have the maximum support of the commission.

Rasheed commended the Kogi State Government for investing in education and also added that all other supporting agencies including the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, and the National Youth Service Corps had been notified about the approval.