Tag: NUC

NUC, NBTE Bicker Over HND To Varsity Degree Conversation Scheme

Aliyu Aliyu

Why the programme by NBTE is Illegal – NUC   The bickeeimg between the National Universities Commission (NUC) and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) worsened at the weekend with NUC describing as illegal a programme circulating to bridge the gap between polytechnic and university degrees. The NBTE, which regulates technical and vocational education, has earlier, according to a report by Platforms Africa, unveiled what it described as a one-year top-up program which offers a platform for HND holders to level up towards obtaining a bachelor’s degree. READ ALSO: NBTE:…

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ASUU strike: Minister, NUC, VCs, Pro-Chancellors Meet Sept 6

Abibat Babalola

In a bid to halt the indefinite strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the National Universities Commission (NUC) has scheduled a meeting among the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of federal universities for September 6. The meeting will hold at the commission’s headquarters, Abuja. NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said the commission had invited the pro-chancellors and their vice-chancellors to a meeting with the minister to seek solution to the crisis. The pro-chancellors and their vice-chancellors are expected to meet with…

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Nigeria Okays January 18 for Varsities’ Re-Opening

Gbenga Adeoti

  The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given Nigerian universities the go-ahead to re-open for academic activities on January  18, 2021. This comes a few weeks after the Commission ordered all tertiary institutions to remain shut indefinitely, in response to the second wave of COVID-19. The Commission said universities should adhere strictly to safety measures put in place to curtail the spread of the virus. It said on resumption of academic activities,  universities must not under any circumstance, violate the full circle of semester system, consistent with the benchmark minimum…

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