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NUC accredits 5 more courses at Salem University Lokoja
The National Universities Commission (NUC), has accreditated five additional academic programmes at Salem University Lokoja, Kogi. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Lokoja on Friday. He said the approval was conveyed to the institution via a letter dated June 6, and signed by the Acting Director, Accreditation, Abraham Chindusu on behalf of the…
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NUC approves 13 new graduate, undergraduate programmes for KWASU
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, approval to run 13 new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The institution’s Acting Director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, said NUC’s approval of the programmes was conveyed in a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Jimoh Shaykh-Luqman, on Wednesday in Kwara. The letter was signed by NUC’s Acting Director of…
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ASUU rejects advert for Danfodio varsity VC, others’ position
The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto (UDUS) Chapter, has rejected the advertisement for the institution’s Vice Chancellor and other positions in the institution. This is contained in a statement signed by the branch chairman and secretary, Prof. Nuruddeen Almustapha and Dr. Shu’aibu Sadiku, respectively, on Friday in Sokoto. ASUU described the Federal Government’s decision…
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UniCal has no record of failed accreditation – Registrar
Mr. Gabriel Egbe, Registrar, University of Calabar (UniCal), said on Tuesday that the institution had no record of failed accreditation. Egbe, in a statement on behalf of the university management, was reacting to a warning allegedly made by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) in a publication. He said that the alleged warning was over the…
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Caleb University matriculates 1,644 freshers
Caleb University, Imota, in Lagos, has urged newly admitted students to remain sensitive about their relationship with God if they must push boundaries and overcome life challenges. Prof. Nosa Owens-Ibie, Vice Chancellor of the institution, advised while administering the oath of allegiance to the 1,644 freshmen for the 2023–2024 academic session at the matriculation ceremony on Wednesday in Lagos. …
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FG presents certificates to 2 new private varsities
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of two new private universities: Lighthouse University, Evbuobanosa, Edo State, and the African School of Economics, FCT. The approval brings the number of private universities to 149 and the total number of universities in the country to 274. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman,…
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ASUU urges FG to honour Agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to the Federal Government to honour and implement the agreement the union entered with the government to forestall industrial action. The ASUU Coordinator in Charge of Kano Zone, Mr. Abdulqadir Muhammad, stated this at a news conference at the end of a zonal meeting on Wednesday in Kano. He said the…
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Elections: NUC directs closure of all varsities
The National Universities Commission (NAN) has ordered a closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in the 2023 general elections. This is contained in a letter addressed to Vice-Chancellors of all universities and Directors of Inter-University Centres, and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The letter was signed by the Deputy Executive…
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NUC rating excites King’s University VC
Vice-Chancellor of King’s University, Ode-Omu, Osun, Prof. Adenike Kuku, has described the latest rating of the institution by National Universities Commission (NUC) as the 31st best university in Nigeria as exciting. Kuku, in a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo, also said that the rating of the institution as the 16th best among 99 private universities in the country was a welcome…
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Okebukola explains how UI emerges best varsity
Prof. Peter Okebukola, former Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC), said University of Ibadan was deserving of the best university in 2021 award. Okebukola, who heads the ranking committee set up by NUC, stated this at a two-day capacity building workshop organized by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFund) on Monday in Abuja. The Pro-chancellor and governing council chairman…
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Stakeholders reject bill on Chartered Institute of Electrical, Electronics Engineering
Stakeholders in the engineering sector have rejected a bill seeking to give legal backing to the Chartered Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. They made their position known at a public hearing by the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service chaired by Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau in Abuja. The hearing was on two bills- a bill for an Act to…
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NUC approves 8 new programmes for Al- Qalam Varsity
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved eight new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the Al-Qalam University, Katsina. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina by the head of the institution’s Public Affairs Unit, Alhaji Akilu Abubakar. “The programmes are BSc. (Ed) Accounting, BSc (Ed) Computer Science, BSc (Ed) Economics and also BSc (Ed) Home…
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Sokoto varsity gets NUC’s nod to begin 39 PG programmes, others –spokesman
The National Universities’ Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of 38 Postgraduate programmes and 16 additional undergraduate courses at the Sokoto state university. The 39 programmes covered post graduate diplomas, Masters and PhDs in different disciplines. A statement signed by the University’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Zayyanu Shehu, and issued to newsmen on Saturday, in Sokoto, stated that…
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NUC gives Crescent Varsity nod to award degrees in nursing, anatomy, physiology
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of Bachelors of Nursing, Anatomy and Physiology Degrees at Crescent University, Abeokuta in Ogun. Mr. Idris Katib, the Public Relations Officer of Crescent University made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abeokuta. The regulatory body gave the approval after resource verification visits by three teams of experts to…
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Olejeme expresses confidence of Jonathan’s re-election
Deputy Chairman, Finance Committee of the Presidential Campaign Organization, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme has expressed confidence that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan would be returned to power in the March 28 Presidential Elections. “PDP will have a resounding victory. That is very clear” she told Niger Delta youths on Saturday in Asaba Olejeme who sought the…
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NUC Abolishes Pass Grade in Universities
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has abolished the pass degree in all Nigerian universities with effect from the 2013/2014 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof. Abdullahi Zuru, made this known at its 2014/2015 matriculation ceremony. According to him, this has far-reaching implications on the grading system of the students in the universities. “What this means is…
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