The National Universities Commission has issued fresh guidelines regulating the award and use of honorary doctorate degrees in Nigeria. It cited what it described as the increasing incidence of indiscriminate conferment and misuse of such honours within the Nigerian University System, reports The PUNCH. In a public notice released on its offic...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has lifted the embargo on the establishment or operation of foreign universities in Nigeria. NUC Executive Secretary Professor Abdulahi Yusufu Ribadu, who disclosed this weekend at the 10th Convocation ceremony of Gregory University, Uturu, GUU, Abia State, said the decision was taken to allow foreign...
•National Universities Commission headquarters In a significant policy change, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has prohibited professional bodies from carrying out accreditation exercises in Nigerian universities. This decision reflects the NUC’s assertion of its statutory role as the sole accrediting authority for academic programm...
•NUC headquarters The National Universities Commission (NUC) has stated that universities in Nigeria must attain a minimum score of 70 per cent in four core areas before securing accreditation. The commission listed the areas to include: Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities, and Library, reports The Nation. Executive Secretary of NU...

