Tag: Universities
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Reps to investigate financial activities in S/South universities
The House of Representatives has resolved to carry out a forensic investigation into financial activities of universities in the south-south region of the country. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the House Committee on University Education,
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NUC to varsities: Cheat during visitation, lose your accreditation
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has warned universities to desist from cutting corners during accreditation visitations or risk their programmes’ approval being revoked. The Acting Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr Chris Maiyaki, gave the warning on Sunday during an interview with NAN in Abuja.
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Togo, Benin Universities to lose over N7.5billion after suspension of degree evaluation by Nigerian government
Following the derecognition of universities in Republique du Benin and Togo last week by the Nigerian government as a result of certificate racketeering, the institutions in these two neighbouring countries are set to lose about N7.5billion which they make annually from their Nigerian students, findings have shown.
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FG defers outset of new approved universities
The Federal Government has said that operations of the newly approved universities by the past administration would be delayed. Minister of Education Tahir Mamman disclosed this after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja.
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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
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Shutting down all Nigeria Varsities over elections illegal, inappropriate – Afe Babalola
Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, has condemned the closure of all universities in Nigeria by the Federal Government over the general elections. Babalola made the remarks on Monday in Ado-Ekiti at the 5th Induction of 123 medical doctors, who just graduated from ABUAD.
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BREAKING! NUC orders closure of Universities for elections
The National Universities Commission, (NUC), has directed that all universities inter-university centres in the country be closed down because of elections meant to hold February 22nd and March 11th in the country. NUC said there would be no academic activities during the shutdown.
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Afghanistan government bans women from attending universities
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned women from attending universities in the country. According to the Taliban government, women in the country are not expected to enter the four walls of the universities in the country for whatever reason.
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UNIBEN ranked 6th best in global universities ranking
The University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo, Nigeria has been ranked 6th by the Times Higher Education (THE) in its latest World Universities rankings for Nigeria. In the rating made available to newsmen on Monday
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TNG-ASUU series: It’s a matter of Law! – By Gbemiga Ogunleye
Sometime in May when the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, extended its three-month old strike by another three months, I weighed in on the matter, describing the move as unconscionable, considering the fact that the Union was “dealing with people who are either stone deaf or genuinely unreasonable.” Of course, my appeal to both…