AdminNov 22, 20161 min readASUU strike: Union calls off actionThe Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday announced that it had ended its one week nationwide warning strike over the...
AdminOct 17, 20162 min readNUC scraps sub-degree programmes in universityThe National Universities Commission (NUC) has scrapped sub-degree diploma programmes in the Nigerian University System (NUS). NUC, which...
AdminJul 18, 20161 min readNigerians studying abroad begging to return home – NUC bossOkojie, who spoke during an interactive session with newsmen at the weekend, in Abuja, said some parents and students had also realised...
AdminJul 15, 20161 min readNUC stops admission into NOUN’s law programmeOkojie said at an interactive dinner with newsmen on Thursday that the moratorium would be in place pending the resolution of issues with...
AdminJul 12, 20163 min readHow we started Post-UME – Ex-NUC boss, OkebukolaHe was reported by Vanguard as disclosing this on Monday on the sidelines of the 2016 Speech Day and Prize Giving ceremony of Queen’s...
AdminJun 7, 20161 min readScrapping of Post-UTME does not restrict universities from screening students – NUCRecall that the Federal Government on Thursday ordered that the examinations usually organised by universities in Nigeria for admission...
AdminMar 24, 20161 min readOut of 1.5 million candidates that sit for UTME, only 400,000 gain admission yearly – NUCThe NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Julius Okojie said this when the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole visited the commission on...
AdminMar 22, 20161 min readMedical students to do 7 years in universities not 11 – NUC clarifies positionThe National Universities Commission (NUC), made the clarification during interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday....
AdminMar 21, 20161 min readNUC accredits 17 academic programmes in Plateau State University after 10 years of establishmentVice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Doknan Sheni, disclosed this to journalists yesterday in Jos, explaining that the institution...
AdminMar 16, 20161 min readEmulate Azikiwe who located UNN outside his hometown – NUC boss tells GovernorsOkogie, who spoke as a guest lecturer as part of activities marking the 10th convocation ceremony of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka...
AdminMar 15, 20161 min readMedical students to spend 11 years now in varsity before obtaining MBBS degree – NUCThis declaration was made by the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Professor Julius A. Okojie, on Monday in a lecture titled,...
AdminFeb 27, 20161 min readNUC using outdated benchmark for courses’ accreditation – DonTomori raised the concern on Friday in Abuja in his pre-convocation lecture ahead of the 15th to 20th Combined Convocation Ceremony of...
AdminFeb 26, 20161 min readNUC ranks UI, UNILAG, UNIBEN as best three universitiesOther first generation universities in the NUC’s latest 2015 ranking are the University of Lagos coming second, University of Benin:...
AdminSep 12, 20151 min readNUC approves University of Ibadan’s new School of BusinessThe statement said the approval was conveyed to the university in a letter signed by the commission’s Director of Standards, Dr. G. Kumo....
AdminJun 29, 20152 min readNUC approves five new programmes for Obong University in Akwa IbomThe university which is one of the two privately owned institutions located in the State got the approval to offer the following...
AdminJun 19, 20151 min readSSANU wants NUC boss sacked over planned privatisation of universities’ staff schools(NAN) The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), South-West Zone, has condemned the move by the Federal Government to...
AdminMay 7, 20151 min readFG constitutes committee to screen degrees obtained abroadAccording to Okojie, the committee comprises members from the NUC and the Federal Ministry of Education. When they come for NYSC, they...
AdminApr 23, 20152 min readACF accuses NUC of bias over FG scholarship listACF in a communiqué issued yesterday said, ‎it ‎considers the lopsidedness as a deliberate act of impunity designed to deny Nigerians...
AdminFeb 4, 20151 min readNUC abolishes Pass Degree in UniversitiesThe National Universities Commission ( NUC) has abolished the award of Pass Degree in Nigerian Universities with effect from the 2013/...
AdminDec 19, 20141 min readN1.3trn NEEDS Assessment Funds: Minister insists on due processThe Minister was speaking at a one-day retreat of the National Universities Commission, NUC’s Implementation Monitoring Committee, IMC,...
