FG backtracks on recruitment waivers for varsities, clarifies approval process

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
The Federal Government has clarified that federal tertiary institutions must continue to obtain recruitment waivers before employing additional personnel, amid confusion triggered by a presidential representative’s recent announcement at a university convocation.
The Federal Ministry of Education, in a statement issued by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, on Monday, said the recruitment waiver process remained in force, contrary to impressions created by remarks delivered on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the maiden convocation of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, on October 17, 2026.
The clarification effective...