The Federal Government on Wednesday approved two new private universities for the country at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.

One of the new universities is Edwin Clark University, located in Kiagbodo, Delta State.

The university belongs to the Ijaw leader and former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark.

The second university is Hezekiah University located in Umudi, Imo State.

Details later…