The National University Commission (NUC), has given full accreditation to the Computer Science department of Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Ibadan. This is sequel to the inspection and quality control exercise conducted by the commission in December 2022. The exercise was done to scrutinise the standards the department uphold in course curriculum, facilities, staff quality and…

West Midlands Open University (WMOU), a new online university, has officially broken down academic barriers. On Tuesday, the university announced that it has received licensing and formal approval from the National University Commission (NUC) to offer degree-granting programs online in Nigeria as one of the first in the country. This approval creates exciting new opportunities…

The National University Commission (NUC) has approved Management Sciences programmes for Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State.

The world over, academic excellence is typically an offshoot of endogenous and enduring culture that has immunity against compromise, but mutation to classic global best practices.

An unrelentless July rain kept everybody talking inside the commodious villa named Basket House because of the resemblance of its conspicuous dome to the capitol harboring our National Assembly.

National Universities Commission (NUC) on Friday ordered the closure of all universities in Nigeria to prevent further spread of coronavirus. "As part of the measures to contain and prevent the spread of the coronavirus (covid-19) throughout the country, approval has been granted for the closure of all schools," NUC's deputy executive secretary Suleiman-Ramon Yusuf said…

We all have different reasons for wanting to go back to further our education to a level higher than where we are present. For some, it is personal fulfillment or setting an example for former classmates or co-workers; for others, it is for professional academic advancement to acquire new skills and knowledge for greater positional advantage.

Seven first-class students and 25 others are set to make records as the first set of graduates of Augustine University of the Catholic Mission, Ilara Epe, Lagos State, today.

The Federal Government has been implored to support faith-based universities to achieve their missions of capacity building and graduating “change agents”.

On a certain day in 1978 at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), a young 100-level Faculty of Law student ‘turned up’ for his first tutorial class. They were 10 in number waiting for their lecturer to take them on their first tutorial session. Shortly after, a young female lecturer showed up, did a headcount and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerian elites to stop misleading the people through their unguarded utterances. Buhari, who is the visitor to University of Uyo, gave the warning at the 24th convocation ceremony of the institution on Saturday. The President, who was represented by Mr Ibrahim Yakasai, Director of Corporate Communications, National University Commission (NUC),…

Sir: Few days ago, the media, social in particular, was awashed of the sorry-story of the lost accreditation of prestigious courses like Law, Dentistry and two others, at the acclaimed  ‘Africa’s Most beautiful campus’; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife by the National University Commission (NUC). At first, it came as a huge joke! My bewildered-self contacted…