NUC Issues Fresh Guidelines to Curb Misuse of Honorary Doctorate Degrees
NUC releases new honorary degree rules Targets abuse and indiscriminate awards Universities warned of sanctions Honorary degrees not equal to PhD The National Universities Commission has released new guidelines regulating…
NUC Approves 33 New Universities, Nigeria’s Total Hits 309
NUC approves 33 new universities in 2025, raising total to 309 nationwide Private universities dominate with 168 institutions, ahead of federal and state Over 879 new degree programmes introduced under…
NUC Names 58 Fake Universities, Warns Students Against Illegal Degrees
NUC publishes names of unapproved universities across Nigeria Eight more institutions under investigation for illegal degree programmes Law enforcement agencies notified as NUC warns certificates are invalid The National Universities…
NUC Transfers LAUTECH Ownership to Oyo State
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has transferred the ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, to the Oyo State Government. Meanwhile, the Osun State Government is to…
NUC Approves Re-opening of Universities on January 18
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has approved re-opening of Nigerian universities across the country for academic activities on January 18, 2021. The commission had few weeks ago ordered all tertiary…
NUC Shuts Down Fake, Illegal Institutions Across Nigeria
The National Universities Commission (NUC), the foremost regulatory Agency for university education in Nigeria, has shutdown about sixty (60) illegal and fake institutions across the country. The Executive Secretary of…
Why Nigeria Produces Poor PhD Holders – NUC
The executive secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abubakar Rasheed, has attributed the reason why the country produces poor doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) to a lack of competent supervisors.…
NUC Set to Release New Curriculum for Nigeria Varsities
All is almost set for the release of a new curriculum for universities in the country. Daily Report Nigeria gathered that 17 additional disciplines have been added to the Nigerian…
FG Withdraws Order For VCs to Reopen Schools
The Federal Government, has withdrawn its order for vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities across the country. The government had through the National Universities Commission, given the…
BREAKING: NUC Executive Secretary, Abubakar Abdulrasheed Resigns
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Prof. Abubakar Abdulrasheed has announced his resignation from the Commission. AbdulRasheed made the announcement on Monday at the Commission’s headquarters while…