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UNILAG don calls for review of university curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 15, 2024

Rosita Igwe, Professor of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has called for a review of the university’s Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS), with a focus on skills and expertise. She also asked the National Universities Commission (NUC) to

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NUC calls for continuous curriculum reform in Nigerian universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

The National Universities Commission has urged for joint efforts to initiate continuous curriculum reform in Nigerian universities. Chris Maiyaki, interim executive secretary of the NUC, stated this at the British Council Workshop on Enhancing Curriculum and Pedagogical Approaches in Nigerian Universities, held on Monday at the Continental Hotel. He emphasised the

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NUC denies release of the viral list of fake professors in Nigeria

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 8, 2024

On Monday, the National Universities Commission refuted reports that it had discovered 100 fake professors at various universities in the nation. A number of universities were included in a list by certain media organisations of the institutions the NUC has charged with employing fake professors. However, the NUC claimed in a statement issued on Monday […]

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41 courses approved by NUC for the Niger State University of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

MINNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 41 courses for the Niger State University of Education to begin offering starting in the 2023–2024 academic year, according to the Implementation Committee of the university. The news was announced last Thursday in Minna at a press conference by the committee’s chairman, Prof.