A delegation from the British Council, comprising the Director, Global Network and British Council, Nigeria paid a courtesy call on the Executive Secretary, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, FCVSN, in his office.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Federal Government to take over Nok University in Kachia, Kaduna State, and transform it into a Federal University.
The Commission, in its efforts at repositioning Private Universities in Nigeria to better meet the needs of the citizenry and for better co-ordination of the development of the Private University Education sub-sector of the Nigerian University System (NUS), has identified the need to review the guidelines for the establishment of private universities.
Stakeholders in the education sector have posited that establishing specialized Universities would rapidly and technologically develop the nation.
President Bola AhmedTinubu, GCFR, has consented to a proposal to establish a federal university in Southern Kaduna. This is according to Vice President Kashim Shettima, State.
The newly appointed 9th Substantive Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu,has assumed duties with the promise to prioritise training and the welfare of staff.