THE Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, on Thursday, sought for the review of the act establishing the commission. Ribadu said that this was to enable the NUC perform its duties efficiently. He made the call while defending the commission’s 2025 budget before the Senate Committee on …
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THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved eight new degree programmes for the Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi. The new courses are to be offered in affiliation with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, and the University of Jos (UNIJOS) This is contained in a statement issued by the …
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Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko can now begin to run Allied Health Sciences and other eight courses from 2024/2025 academic session as National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of the programmes. The newly approved programmes are Nursing Science, Public Health, and Medical Laboratory Science in the Faculty …
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THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced that it is in the final stages of announcing the establishment of two additional universities in Nigeria. If announced, this will bring the total number of higher institutions in the country to 272, Naija News understands. The acting Executive Secretary of the commission, Chris Maiyaki, …
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THE Nigerian government has released a list of at least 37 illegal universities operating in the country. Chris Maiyaki, the Acting Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday. According to him, arrests have been made in conjunction with security operatives …
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NIGERIA now has one hundred and forty-seven private universities, following the recent provisional licences given to 37 more between January 1, 2023, and June 27, 2023, by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Trojan News Media reports that the latest data was obtained from the official website of the NUC, the regulatory …
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THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has rejected a programme being organised by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on converting Higher National Diploma (HND) to university’s degree. A statement issued by the Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, on Saturday, described the purported one-year top-up degree programme …
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Hours after the Federal Government directed vice-chancellors of federal universities to reopen the universities, it has withdrawn the circular. According to the Punch, the latest decision was contained in a circular signed by Sam Onazi, director of finance and account of the National Universities Commission (NUC). “I have been directed to …
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