Okebukola made the assertion while speaking on the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the 8th Convocation and honorary award of doctorate degree of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos.
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The Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, gave this charge at the Redeemer’s University in Ede, Osun, on Monday.
Atser told the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi on Wednesday that the NUC gave the nod after the school met its requirements for the accreditation.
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, made the request when he visited Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, in Abuja.
The NUC said: “The commission has also observed some parastatals and institutes awarding these same postgraduate degrees, either on their own or through unapproved affiliation with Nigerian and foreign universities.
Rasheed made the promise while receiving hand over notes from the Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Chiedu Mafiana, in Abuja on Wednesday
NAN recalls some newspapers had quoted Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, as saying students wishing to study medicine would henceforth spend 11 years in the university.
Mafiana spoke against the backdrop of worries by some private universities over under subscription (that is, inability of the institutions to get enough students).
“The Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, and the Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, took their turns to brief the ministers.”
The invitation followed a motion by Senator Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP Abia-North), who decried the prevailing situation where qualified medical officers were finding it difficult to get places for residency jobs
Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, on Thursday said “no Nigerian university has the commission’s…
“In fact, we listed the university as an illegal university in Nigeria, however, in Benin Republic where it operates, it could be a legal university, but we cannot vouch for its quality
“This means that the minimum pass mark for courses in the universities will now be 45 per cent, that is D-grade, instead of the previous 40 per cent, which was E-grade
Prof. Julius Okogie, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, on Thursday said Nigerian universities were not ranked high because their research findings were not published on the Internet.
The Management of University of Jos has constituted an Ebola Preparedness Committee to enlighten staff and students on the Ebola virus and create awareness on how to prevent its spread.
Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, the Vice Chancellor of the university, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Gumel, Alhaji Ahmed Muhammed-Sani, in Gumel on Friday
Atoyebi said that the partnership to domesticate a new curriculum was
premised on the fact most journalism graduates lacked professional
skills
The aim of the declaration was to reduce the indiscriminate award of honorary degrees and restore the age-long university culture and tradition of best practices
There is no denying that the reputation of this country, in dealing with economic and financial sectors lies in tatters today
A statement on Tuesday by the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Julius Okogie, therefore warned parents and guardians not to patronize the universities