The National Universities Commission (NUC) has blamed the proliferation of illegal degree awarding institutions on parents whom he said had placed a premium on university certification. The Acting Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki, said this on Sunday in Abuja during an interview with the Continue Reading
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof Abubakar Rasheed has voluntarily resigned from the Commission. He is to continue lecturing at the Bayero University, Kano from where he was appointed. Professor Rasheed who stated this to newsmen on Monday in Abuja said he had spent seven years as the Executive Secretary of […]Continue Reading
Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abubakar Rasheed, has said the Commission is reviewing its guidelines released in 2022 to further aid in expanding access to university education in Nigeria through the instrumentality of Open Distance and e-Learning. Rasheed disclosed this at the inaugural conference of Open , Distance and Continue Reading
The regulatory agency for universities in Nigeria, the National Universities Commission, NUC, has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in the 2023 general elections. In a letter addressed to Vice-Chancellors of all universities and directors of Inter-University Centres, the NUC noted that the directive was based on the Continue Reading
The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), on Monday afternoon withdrew a circular directing the reopening of federal public universities. The directive was given to Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Chancellors and Governing Councils to re-open Federal Universities. The government had in a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 addressed to all Continue Reading
Training on vocational and entrepreneurial skills should be made free and compulsory at all levels of education in Nigeria. This was the submission of a former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC, Emeritus Professor Julius Okojie at the maiden convocation of the First Technical University, Tech-U, Ibadan. Delivering a lecturer on THE TOPIC, “A Continue Reading
A professor of pharmacology, Mrs Chinedum Babalola has advocated inclusion of experienced practitioners as lecturers in Nigerian the Nigeria universities by the Nigeria Universities Commission.Professor Babalola who is the Vice Chancellor, Chrisland University, Abeokuta made the recommendation at the commendation service for the late pioneer lecturer at the Continue Reading
The National Universities Commission, NUC has approved three new universities for Delta State. The Universities are Delta State University of Education Agbor, Dennis Osadebe University Asaba and Delta State University of Science and Technology Ozoro. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Rasheed while presenting the licence to the Delta state Governor, Dr Continue Reading
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has approved the suspension of all meetings of the Governing Council of the University of Ibadan. This was conveyed in a letter to the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Education Ministry, Mr. Sonny Echono. The letter which stated that […]Continue Reading