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18 Apr
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will be hosting the second University Registrars Workshop and 75th Business Meeting. The Registrar of NOUN, Mr. Oladipo Ajayi, said in a statement that the event, which will be held from Monday, 22nd April to Friday, 26th April 2024, is being organised in conjunction with the Association of…
14 Apr
President Bola Tinubu has said the open and distance learning approach is a sure way to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4, which seeks to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by the Year 2030. President Tinubu stated this on Saturday in Abuja at the 13th Convocation ceremony of…
8 Apr
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will this Saturday graduate 22,175 students at its 13th convocation ceremony in Abuja. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Olufemi Peters, while briefing journalists in Abuja on Monday, disclosed that 22 out of the total number of undergraduates bagged First Class degrees. Further giving a breakdown of…
4 Jan
Federal Government, yesterday, pledged to make education more accessible to Nigerians.
10 Aug 2023
Prominent scholars and higher education professionals from across the world recently gathered at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to discuss the transformative potential of open and distance learning, especially in the technology-driven era of the fourth industrial revolution.
29 Jul 2023
Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), and the National Open University of Nigeria, (NOUN), have agreed to relax requirements for inmates and personnel of the service to gain admission and study courses of their choice in the University.
20 Jul 2023
Nine inmates and two staff members of the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre havegraduated from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
18 Jun 2023
In order that the current euphoria over the reintroduction of students’ loan scheme may not be another post-inauguration gimmick that is just full of sound and fury signifying nothing, the new administration that is beginning to gain attention from some actions so far...
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