National Universities Commission
29 Feb
The Federal Government has threatened to withdraw the provisional licenses issued private universities found to be operating outside the law and minimum standards set by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
15 Jan
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved Nursing and Agricultural Science programmes for Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli, Delta State, at the undergraduate level.
13 Jan
Professor Olajumoke Morenikeji is a scholar in the fields of parasitology, ecology and environmental biology in the Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan (UI). The Teen’s Pastor is Chair, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park and Chair, Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria (PCGN).
8 Jan
The National Universities Commission (NUC), has denounced the list of fake professors in some Nigerian universities being circulated in the media. Chris Maiyaki, NUC Acting Executive Secretary, described the list as 'fake, unfounded, untrue and a figment of the imagination of the author(s)'. The list, he explained, was initially published by the Commission in 2019,…
3 Jan
Nigeria has banned 18 foreign universities within its borders, labeling them "degree mills." Nigeria's National Universities Commission (NUC) announced the ban in a statement published on its website on Tuesday, citing an undercover investigation conducted by Umar Audu, who bagged a degree in Mass Communication from ESGT, a Benin university in Cotonou, within six weeks…
21 Dec
In continuation of her resolve to build human capital development partnership with strategic organisations in all sectors of the nation's economy, the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) paid a courtesy visit to the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja. The delegation of the Institute led by the President and Chairman of Council, Dr. (Mrs.) Christiana…
30 Nov
About 24 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities by the Federal and state Governments in the last three years, a move described by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) as an attempt to ‘kill’ technical education in the country.
29 Aug 2023
The Gambia has sought postgraduate scholarships for its students in Nigerian universities. Its Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Prof. Pierre Gomez, who made the request during a courtesy call on acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, yesterday, in Abuja, commended Nigerians for laying the foundation of university…
8 Aug 2023
There are fears by parents and undergraduate students concerning accreditation of academic programmes.
3 Aug 2023
Former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof Peter Okebukola, has disclosed that Nigerian universities have the capacity to provide 40 per cent solutions to the nation’s challenges and attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Okebukola, who stated this while delivering this year’s convocation lecture of Babcock University, Ilishan, said the pathway to achieving this…
6 Jul 2023
As controversy over the review of curriculum in the nation’s universities deepens, experts have called for caution on the part of feuding parties.
30 Jun 2023
The National Universities Commission's (NUC) Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) has been rejected by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU's national president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, in a statement, said the curriculum is a threat to the quality of university education and will erode the power of university Senates. Osodeke describes NUC control…