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Miva Open University Secures NUC Approval for 2 New Master’s Degrees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2025

Miva Open University has obtained approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to launch two fresh professional postgraduate programs: the Master of Public Health (MPH) and the Master of Information Technology (MIT). The approval was communicated through a letter dated February 26,

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FUPRE Gains NUC Approval to Launch BSc Programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2025

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), has officially obtained approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence new undergraduate programmes under its College of Petroleum Administration and Management, starting from the 2024/2025 academic session. The newly sanctioned programmes consist of B.Sc. degrees in Logistics and Supply

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Hensard University Gets NUC Approval For Medicine, Engineering, Nursing, Law, Pharmacy, Others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 28, 2025

Hensard University, first private university in Bayelsa State, is set to expand its academic programmes significantly with the approval of 16 new undergraduate programmes by the National Universities Commission, NUC.The approved programmes are: A letter signed by Abubakar M. Girei, Acting Director of Academic Planning at the NUC, confirmed the approvals.The NUC in an

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FG Increases Private University Application Fee to N25 Million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 11, 2025

The Federal Government has revised the application processing fee for new private universities, raising it to N25 million. In the past, the total amount required for obtaining provisional licenses for private universities was N6 million. This directive was issued by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, to the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday through

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NUC Signs MoU to Develop AI Ecosystem in Nigerian Universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2025

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Daimlas Corporation, a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation, to create an extensive AI ecosystem within Nigerian universities. This landmark partnership is designed to equip academic institutions with state-of-the-art AI resources, research prospects,

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NUC Elevates 3 Medical Programmes in Nigerian Universities to Doctorate Level

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 23, 2025

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has revealed the advancement of certain medical-related courses in Nigerian universities, upgrading them from undergraduate degree status to doctorate level. Included in the upgraded programmes are the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D), Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT), and Doctor of Optometry (O.D). These programmes will now require six

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NUC approves 8 new degree programmes for FCE(T), Bichi

Angel Ojonugwa December 20, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) –  The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved eight new degree programmes for the Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi. The new courses are to be offered in affiliation with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, and the University of Jos (UNIJOS). This is contained in a statement issued by the Public […]

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NUC Approves New Programmes at Maranatha University Lagos, Including Law, Nursing

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 19, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has authorised Maranatha University Lagos (MUL) to launch seven new academic programmes. These include nursing, public health, health information management, physiotherapy, law, English and History and international relations. A statement released by the university’s management noted that English and History would be offered at

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MAAUN Receives NUC Approval to Run Medicine, Architecture, Other Programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2024

The Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) in Kano has received official accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to launch programmes in medicine, architecture, and other disciplines. The announcement was made by Dr Habeeb Awaisu, Vice President of Administration, during a guided tour of the institution for participants in the PRNigeria

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FUOYE Receives NUC Approval for 14 New Courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval for 14 new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). According to a statement by Dr. Wole Balogun, Special Adviser Media to the Vice-Chancellor, this achievement signifies another significant milestone in FUOYE’s pursuit of academic growth and excellence. The

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71 Bag First-Class as KWASU Graduates 6,374 Students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 10, 2024

Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, is set to graduate 6,374 students for the 2023/2024 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Shaykh Luqman-Jimoh, revealed this during a press briefing marking the commencement of the 12th Convocation ceremonies of KWASU. Among the graduating students, 71 achieved first-class honours, while 1,828 attained

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FUBK Part-Time Degree Programme Admission Form for 2024/2025 Academic Session

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 30, 2024

The Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK) has begun accepting applications for its Part-Time Degree Programmes for the 2024/2025 academic session. This flexible programme is tailored for students seeking to further their education while managing other commitments. Part-Time Degree Programmes Available at FUBK FUBK offers the following Part-Time Degree options: These

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NUC approves 18 courses for official take-off of FUAHSE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 27, 2024

In alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s vision for advancing education and healthcare, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has commenced the verification process for 18 approved degree programs at the newly established Federal University of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu (FUAHSE). This initiative marks an important step toward the university’s launch in the

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NUC approves 8 new courses at Salem University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 11, 2024

The National University Commission (NUC) has authorised eight new courses at Salem University Lokoja. Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, the Vice Chancellor (VC), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Friday. The VC informed NAN that the university plans to start the courses in the 2024/2025 academic year. He […]

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Kano approves the conversion of Sa’adatu Rimi into a degree-awarding College of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 20, 2024

The Kano State Executive Council approved the Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education‘s conversion to Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, under the condition that it would remain a degree-awarding institution. The decision to convert the institution to a college of education was made at the state’s 18th executive council meeting on September 18, 2024.

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NUC approves postgraduate programmes in Law, Architecture for Elizade University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 14, 2024

Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, has gained full accreditation for its Postgraduate programmes (LLM., M.Phil., and PhD) in Law and M.Sc. Architecture from the National Universities Commission. This was announced in a statement by the institution’s Head of Public Relations, Mr Williams Olufunmi, who stated that the accreditation will take effect with the

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FG excludes varsities, research grants from TSA

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 10, 2024

The federal government has mandated that third-party research grant funds for federal universities and research institutions be excluded from the Treasury Single Account (TSA). This was revealed in a letter sent by Chris Maiyaki, Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), to Vice Chancellors. The letter, dated September 6, 2024, was