Katsina Shuts Unlicensed Private Tertiary Institutions

The Katsina State government has ordered the closure of several private tertiary institutions operating without proper accreditation or licenses from regulatory bodies.

The commissioner for Higher, Technical and Vocational Education, Dr Muhammad Isah Kankara, disclosed this during the 2026 pre-budget defence before the committee chaired by the commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Malik Anas, in Katsina.

Dr Kankara explained that the ministry’s investigation revealed that many private tertiary schools in the state were running illegally without meeting national standards.

He said the decision to shut them down was necessary to protect students and maintain educational quality across the state.

“Our findings show that several of these private tertiary institutions have been operating without approval from relevant regulatory bodies,” he stated.

The commissioner admitted that the closure has negatively affected the ministry’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) projections for the 2026 fiscal year.

According to him, the expected income from tertiary education will drop significantly compared to previous years because most of the institutions affected were revenue sources for the ministry.