WE MATTER TOO; THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN FINANCING PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

This paper looks at the need for private universities financing by government. It starts with the genesis of private universities in Nigeria after which comparisons were made with public varsities in terms of financing. Also, the updated list of private universities in the country was also provided. Furthermore, It examined the different theories that backs-up the justification of the existence of private universities and also their achievements before a conclusion on why government should finance them is drawn.