28 July 2026

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Universities

President Tinubu Appoints New Members to the University of Abuja Governing Council

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members to the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, completing the constitution of the external members of the council. The newly appointed council members include Professor Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan (South-South), Dr Adedeji Adefuye (South-West), Professor Sarki Abba Abdulkadir (North-West), and Professor Aminu Mohammed Dukku

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Nigeria’s Universities Must Prioritise Quality Research to Drive National Growth – Dr Mansur Muhtar
Universities

Nigeria’s Universities Must Prioritise Quality Research to Drive National Growth – Dr Mansur Muhtar

A former Minister of Finance and the newly appointed Chairman of the Bank of Industry (BOI), Dr Mansur Muhtar, has called on Nigerian universities to focus on delivering quality education and research to make a meaningful contribution to the country’s development. Speaking at Igbinedion University Okada’s 26th Founder’s Day Lecture in Benin, Muhtar emphasised the

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Regulatory

FG Halts Multiple Accreditation of University Programmes by Professional Bodies

The Federal Government has directed an immediate end to the practice of multiple accreditation of academic programmes in Nigerian universities by professional bodies operating independently of the National Universities Commission (NUC). The directive follows observations by the Federal Ministry of Education concerning the increasing trend of overlapping accreditation exercises in higher education institutions across the

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