NUC counters media reports, says we did not scrap mass communication degree

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said the commission did not scrap the study of Mass Communication in Nigerian universities, saying the course was only unbundled into seven other degree programmes. Ibrahim Yakasai, the NUC Director of Corporate Affairs disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while clarifying the commission’s position on some online reports claiming […]

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FULL LIST: NUC name 58 illegal universities

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released a list of 58 universities operating illegally in Nigeria. In a bulletin dated May 14, the commission said certificates obtained from any of the institutions are invalid. The commission said certificates obtained from the institutions will not be recognised for the purposes of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), employment […]

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Maritime University gets approval to begin undergraduate degree programmes

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval to the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta, to begin undergraduate degree programmes from the 2017/2018 academic session. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, gave the indication in a release issued on Wednesday. He said the approval underscored FG’s commitment […]

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NUC approves Borno State University

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday announced the approval/commencement of academic programmes at the Borno State University in Maiduguri, the state capital. The approval was stated in a letter presented to the Governor of the state, Kasim Shettima by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Rasheed Abubakar, at the headquarters of NUC in Abuja […]

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NUC suspends admission into NOUN’s law programme

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has put on hold admissions into the law programme of the National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN), Prof. Julius Okojie, NUC’s Executive Secretary has, said.Okojie said at an interactive dinner with newsmen on Thursday that the moratorium would be in place pending the resolution of issues with the Council on Legal […]

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Online Degrees Not Recognized In Nigeria – NUC

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has warned Nigerians against patronising online universities and other degree awarding institutions operating online saying that any certificate obtained from such institutions would not be recognised. Speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of the commission, Thursday, Director, Information and Public Relations, Ibrahim Usman Yakasai stressed that degrees obtained […]

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