The National Universities Commission (NUC) has clarified that the University of Calabar (UNICAL) did not violate any regulatory provisions to warrant the recent disciplinary action taken by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). Speaking at the monthly virtual dialogue, organised by the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN), Nte Bisong, Deputy Director of Academic Planning and Head of Resources and Strategic Planning at the NUC, stated that quota allocation and programme accreditation in Nigerian universities fall strictly under the NUC’s jurisdiction, not professional bodies like MDCN. Bisong, who…
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