Tag: National Universities Commission Nuc
We’ll end interruption of academic activities in Nigeria – NASS
The Joint Committee, co-chaired by Sen. Dandutse Muntari and Rep. Abubakar Fulata, also promised to wade into the complaints arising…
ASUU: Federal Govt. retracts order directing reopening of varsities
ASUU commenced an indefinite strike on February 14, 2022, over grievances relating to funding for universities. Other demands are arrears…
Illegal, quack universities in Nigeria: Updated List
NUC on its website said the degree mills have not been licensed by the Federal Government and have, therefore, been…
NUC picks UNILAG, 5 others for standards enhancement programme
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has picked six federal universities for the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE)…
NUC dismisses staff, clears air on fake professors report
Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) said the commission has dismissed one of its staff over academic…
NUC to convert MAUTECH into omnibus university
National Universities Commission (NUC) says it will convert Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, to a conventional university to…
FUOYE to host 1st National Universities Commission
All is set for the maiden edition of 2019 1st Quarter National Universities Commission (NUC) Parastatal Servicom Committee (PSC) meeting…
Beware, these universities are illegal, NUC warns Nigerians
Nigerians have been advised not to patronise 58 illegal universities operating in the country.
NUC to make varsity education accessible
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has constituted a committee to make university education accessible to the teeming population,…
Inadequate varsities: 6m Nigerians robbed of admission – NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) said about six million Nigerians that sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in…
NUC stresses need for accurate university system
Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary National Universities Commission (NUC) has stressed the need for all university managements to have accurate…
Ensure quality education in private varsities, Don tells NUC
Prof. Dele Braimoh, a former UNESCO Chair, Open and Distance Learning Education, University of South Africa, has urged the National…
Okojie bows out, Mafiana takes over NUC
Prof. Julius Okojie on Monday in Abuja completed his tenure as Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC) after serving…
Okebukola criticises FG’s new criteria for admission into varsities
Prof. Peter Okebukola, a former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), has criticised the recently announced method of admitting students…
Doctors, Dentists to spend 7 years in varsity-NUC insists
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says Medicine and Dentistry are still seven-year programmes in Nigerian universities and not 11 years…
39 pass exam for Presidential Scholarship
No fewer than 39 candidates passed the examination for the second edition of the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation…
The ‘Fake Universities’ Syndrome
By Chido Onumah Last July, shortly after the horrific Dana Air crash that killed over a hundred Nigerians, I did…
NUC May Axe 36 Courses In LASU
Except some drastic measures are taken, the Lagos State University, South-West Nigeria, would collapse soon, Lagos lawmakers have said. This…
Sex For Cash Booms In Varsities, UNILAG Shuts Female Hostels By Midnight
Sex business is booming on university campuses across the country even as Nigerians continue to lament the poor state of…
NUC Spikes 10 Courses AT LASU
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has declined to accredit ten courses at the Lagos State University, LASU. The courses affected…
Akwa Ibom Vasity Gets NUC’s Nod
The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday granted licence of operation to the Akwa Ibom State University of Science and…
The Collapse Of Varsity Education In The South-East
Everyone knows that education is in shambles all over Nigeria. However, the state of university education in the South-East region…