Tag: NUC
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UniCal VC receives investigative panel report, promises to share with ministers, NUC
Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has formally received the report of the investigative panel set up to probe allegations of improprieties against Prof. Cyril Ndifon, suspended Dean of Law Faculty. Receiving the report at a ceremony in her office in Calabar, Obi commended
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NUC, VCs deny bribery allegation against Reps C’ttee
The National Universities Commission (NUC) and Committee of Vice Chancellors (VCs) have denied bribery and extortion allegations against the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee probing job racketeering and mismanagement of IPPIS in MDAs. Prof. Chris Maiyaki, the acting Executive Secretary, NUC, and Prof. Isiah Tanko, the VC of University of Jo
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Implementation of new varsity curriculum begins September – NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) will begin by September 2023.
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We place premium on education in Delta – Oborevwori
Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday, said the State Government has placed premium on education to keep students of the State on track and focused.
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Reps urge NUC to suspend implementation of universities’ tuition fees hike
The House of Representatives has called on the National Universities Commission (NUC) for immediate suspension of the implementation of increase in universities tuition fee. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Aliyu Madaki (NNPP-Kano) a
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NUC, ASUU at loggerheads over new Varsities curriculum
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) are at loggerheads over the introduction of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). ASUU has condemned the CCMAS newly introduced by NUC, saying it cannot stand the test of time.
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ASUU disagrees with NUC over designed curriculum
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards prepared by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The union said it was nightmarish, a threat to quality university education, and an erosion of powers of the university Senate in Nigerian universities. A statement signed by the national president of ASUU,…
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Ex-NUC executive secretary, Rasheed give reasons for voluntary resignation
The now former executive secretary of National University Commission (NUC), Prof Abubakar Rasheed, has stated that personal reasons and his desire to return back to the classroom were the purpose for his voluntary resignation as the executive secretary of the NUC. Rasheed, who disclosed this during an interface with the media on Friday, stated that…
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Just in: NUC Executive Secretary tenders voluntary resignation
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission professor Abubakar Rasheed has voluntarily resigned from the NUC to continue lecturing at the Bayero University Kano where he was initially appointed from. Professor Rasheed who stated this to newsmen on Monday in Abuja said he had spent seven years as the ES of NUC. More details…
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NUC presents provisional licenses to 37 new private universities
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given provisional licences to the newly established 37 universities approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on May 15. The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, at the presentation