The Executive Secretary,NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed has assured that the Commission would continue to encourage and support the establishment of specialised universities and programmes to further enrich the Nigerian University System (NUS), towards moving Nigeria to a knowledge-based economy.
The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, has challenged the NUC Skills Development Advisory Committee to develop a curriculum for Entrepreneurship Education and Skills Development that would be used by the Nigerian University System (NUS).
The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Nyeson Ezenwo Wike, CON has assured a grant of 500 million Naira to support the development of the new PAMO University of Medical Sciences which is the first Private University in the State.
The Honorable Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu last Thursday (15th February 2018) flagged-off the Nigerian Qualifications Framework (NSQF) at the NUC Auditorium.
The Management of the NUC last week (Feb. 11th-15th) held its week long annual retreat at the Oxygen Holiday Resort, Owerri to review its activities over the past year and outline activities to carry out in the current year and map out strategies to effectively achieve its mandate.
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of 6 new Private Universities. The approval was given at the FEC meeting of the 6th of December 2017.