The National Universities Commission has re-accredited all 25 undergraduate programmes of Kwara State University, which were submitted during the October/November 2024 accreditation exercise. The accreditation results, addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, and dated 30th April 2025, were signed by the NUC’s Acting Director of Accreditation, Abraham Chundusu. A statement signed by Saeedat Aliyu, Acting Director of University Relations, and …

The University of Ilorin has achieved another significant academic milestone, with 36 out of the 37 academic programmes it presented to the National Universities Commission (NUC) earning full accreditation. The 37th course (Hausa) received interim accreditation. The outcome of the commission’s accreditation exercise, which was conducted last October and November, was communicated through a 30 April 2025 letter by NUC’s …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has identified poor governance, academic corruption and inadequate funding as some of the critical issues affecting tertiary education in Nigeria. The Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made this statement during the 2024 Registry Lecture at Babcock University, Ilishan, on Tuesday. Maiyaki said there had been a decline in the nation’s university system …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has blamed the proliferation of illegal degree-awarding institutions on parents whom he said had placed a premium on university certification. The Acting Executive Secretary, Mr. Chris Maiyaki, said this on Sunday in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. He told the News Agency of Nigeria that unaccredited degree-awarding institutions and satellite …

The Federal Government has been urged to address the fundamental causes of certificate racketeering and tackle the prevalence of  “degree mills” in the country. The call follows an investigative report by Daily Nigeria newspaper reporter, Umar Audu, revealing how he obtained a degree within six weeks and thereafter embarked on a mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The Federal …

The Management of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Kwara State has said that the list of fake professors allegedly attributed to be working in the institution was not known to the university. In a press statement made available to journalists in Ilorin on Sunday by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun said that none of the names …

A team of the National Universities Commission (NUC) has visited MIVA Open University to assess its facilities and manpower for the take-off of its degree programmes in Nursing and Public Health at the School of Allied Health Sciences in Abuja. The university disclosed the NUC’s visit in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. The institution said the visit …

Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, has approved the upgrade of Niger State College of Education in Minna to the University of Education. Maiyaki announced this when Governor Mohammed Bago visited the headquarters of the commission yesterday in Abuja. The NUC boss said the institution initially secured conditional recognition as a university of education in …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved two additional courses for the Centre for Continuous Education (CCE), Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State. The Director of FUOYE CCE, Omolade Adeleke said that with the addition of Biochemistry and Microbiology, the centre would now offer 24 programmes in the six faculties. In a statement on Wednesday, Adeleke said: “The NUC has …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said that the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) will begin by September 2023. The CCMAS document is expected to guide institutions in the design of curricula for their programmes while bringing necessary innovation into the content and delivery of their programmes towards achieving the overall goals of education and training …