By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday recognized Shehu Shagari University of Education as the 58th State University and 206th University in Nigeria. Presenting the certificate of recognition in Abuja, to the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal , the Executive Secretary of the...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a provisional license to Lagos State Government to operate two universities, namely, Lagos State University of Education, with campuses in Ijaniki and Epe and Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, Lagos. The Commission disclosed this...
The Kogi Government on Saturday permitted the state-owned Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) to keep all its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to develop infrastructure in the institution. Gov. Yahaya Bello made the pronouncement during the university’s sixth combined convocation held at the institution’s auditorium in Anyigba. “Considering your prudent...
The University of Maiduguri says it is one the best universities in the country in spite of Boko Haram insurgency bedeviling the state. Prof. Aliyu Shugaba, the Vice- Chancellor of the university, expressed this view at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Prof. Shugaba who buttressed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC), has presented the operating certificate for the Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, to the Imo State Government. The handing over was performed by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Adamu, at a brief event held at the commission’s...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expressed hope that the annual allocation to the National Research Fund (NRF) will hit N10 billion in 2022. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Professor Suleiman Bogoro, said the agency’s Board of Trustees had recently approved N8.5 billion as...