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The Federal Government has moved to rein in ballooning personnel costs in tertiary institutions, directing vice-chancellors of all federal universities to justify new manpower requests and academic programmes based on actual labor market demand. In a directive issued by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, the government raised concerns that unchecked recruitment proposals and course expansions—whose personnel financial burdens are borne entirely by the federal budget—have become disconnected from national economic priorities and workforce realities. Under the new guidelines, universities must prove that proposed courses avoid systemic duplication, respond to genuine national human capital needs, and guarantee graduate employability…https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/10/alausa-tightens-recruitment-controls-in-federal-universities/