National Universities Commission (NUC) has recognised the Jigawa State University of Medical and Allied Sciences as Nigeria’s 70th state-owned university and the first private university to be acquired by state government. The recognition also represents the first instance of a state government acquiring an existing private university and converting...
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In what education stakeholders are describing as one of Nigeria’s most ambitious attempts to reposition scholarship, innovation and research as national priorities, the Federal Government on Monday inaugurated the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Committee. The Committee will set in motion a new annual award programme that will reward outstanding...
National Universities Commission (NUC) has formally granted recognition to the Taraba State University of Tropical Agriculture, Science, Technology and Climate Action, Gembu. The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, presented the certificate of recognition to Taraba state delegation, lead by its governor, Agbu Kefas in Abuja...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe as chairman of the governing board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). He succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned his appointment after less than one year in office. President Tinubu appointed Professor Aina in July last year, and...
No fewer than 24,000 additional Nigerians are expected to benefit from the next phase of the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) project being implemented by the Federal Government in partnership with the World Bank. The initiative, which is coordinated by the National Universities Commission (NUC), received...
Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development was in full solidarity with the twelve rescued CHIBOK girls who graduated from the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State on Saturday. The Minister Imaan Suleiman Ibrahim though could not attend the event personally due to other official Commitments, she...
Former Acting Executive Secretary of Nigeria’s National Universities Commission, (NUC), Mr. Chris Maiyaki, has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Management by Lincoln University of Malaysia. The conferment, which took place on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, during the university’s convocation ceremony, was in recognition of Maiyaki’s contributions...
National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced measures to curb the growing misuse of honorary doctorate degrees in the country, including a decisive ban on the award of such degrees to serving public officials. The Executive Secretary of the university regulatory body NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, stated this in...
National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of the Faculty of Law at the Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU). The decision follows a resource verification visit conducted by the regulatory body’s panel of experts to assess the University’s readiness for the programme and the availability of human and...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is set to host the inaugural edition of the Digital Awareness and Sensitization Fora as a platform to strengthen policy and innovation for a digital future. Head, Public Affairs of the Commission, Nnenna Ukoha, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Nigeria has initiated moves to secure $150 million in development funding from the World Bank for the implementation of the Africa Centres of Excellence, ACE, Innovate Project. The initiative, which is aimed at sustaining cutting-edge research and innovation in Nigerian universities, is the next phase...
National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted operational licence to Imo state government to operate its fourth state university NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu presented the operational licence recognizing the University of Innovation, Science and Technology, Omuma, Imo State to the State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, in Abuja, on...
Chris Maiyaki is the former Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Nigeria’s apex regulatory body for university education. Appointed on June 30, 2023, following the voluntary resignation of Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, Maiyaki brought to the role over three decades of experience in public service and...
As part of efforts to strengthen transparency and stakeholder engagement, the Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced plans to host a National Townhall Meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. The event, which will be chaired by the Board Chairman of TETFund,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a major steps to modernise Nigeria’s public universities through digital innovation, the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), on Tuesday July 1, 2025, formally launched the Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project in Abuja. The initiative, backed by a €38 million credit...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The National Universities Commission (NUC) has dismissed allegations that its accreditation process is a mere formality, allowing universities with insufficient staffing to receive full accreditation. In a statement, the NUC described the claims as “entirely false, baseless, and stemming from a misinformed perspective.” The NUC...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu has called for the transition of Africa Centres of Excellences (ACE) from temporary project status into “permanent institutional assets.” while urging vice-chancellors and centre leaders to solidify their sustainability strategies, he equally hailed the...
A group of 47 Nigerian medical students who escaped war-torn Sudan in May 2023 are now struggling to register for the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council (MDCN) examination due to a document snag. The students, many of who fled or were evacuated by the Federal Government without exit visas,...
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has called for the immediate release of an additional N50 billion earned allowance for its members. President of NAAT, Mr Ibeji Nwokoma, made the call in a statement issued after the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a provisional licence for the establishment of another state university for Benue called Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (BUSAST), marking it as the 68th university owned by a state government in Nigeria. Located in...