Sunday, July 5, 2026

National Universities Commission

October 20, 2025

NUC approves postgraduate programmes, MBBS for Salem University

Alewo Johnson-Akubo, SUL vice-chancellor, disclosed this in an interview in Lokoja on Monday.

October 18, 2025

Nigeria strategically positioned to champion Africa’s digital, AI future: NITDA DG

Mr Abdullahi said that NITDA had established the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

Kashifu Abdulahi as CEO of the National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
July 21, 2025

Tinubu to inaugurate college of petroleum studies in Kaduna: Gov. Sani

Mr Sani commended Mr Tinubu for granting a provisional licence for CPESK to operate as a private postgraduate university.

College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Kaduna
July 10, 2025

Tinubu’s govt urged to address academic manpower shortage

Nosa Orhue, president of the association, made the appeal in a communiqué, following the association’s National Executive Council meeting.

Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics
June 4, 2025

Education minister accuses vice-chancellors of setting up unapproved satellite campuses, begins clampdown

“This practice undermines the integrity, quality and sustainability of tertiary education in Nigeria,” the minister said.

Adetunji Alausa.
May 14, 2025

NUC grants Benue provisional licence for new university

Mr Ribadu said that the new addition increased the state-owned universities in the country to 68 and the total universities in Nigeria to 299.

Governor Hyacinth Alia
March 22, 2025

Tinubu inaugurates six projects at UNICAL

Mr Tinubu urged prudent fund management to develop additional infrastructure in Nigerian universities.

UNICAL
February 28, 2025

Hensard University gets NUC approval for medicine, engineering, nursing, law, pharmacy, others

The NUC in an earlier letter dated January 22, 2025, had approved 14 programmes, all to be offered full-time at the university starting in the 2024/2025.

Hensard University
January 23, 2025

FG approves establishment of ICT university in Ebonyi

The NUC boss, however, said the university would commence academic activities after the necessary resource verification has been carried out.

National Universities Commission
December 20, 2024

NUC approves eight new degree programmes for Bichi technical college

The National Universities Commission has approved eight new degree programmes for the Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi.

Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi