27 July 2026

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NUC, Professional Bodies Clash Over University Courses

The National Universities Commission (NUC) and professional bodies are in a tussle over who should control accreditation of university courses, a dispute experts say is pushing up the cost of education in Nigeria. While the NUC is the primary regulator of universities, several professional bodies also run separate accreditation for specific courses. This overlap has

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NUC Warns Against Overreach by Professional Bodies
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NUC Warns Against Overreach by Professional Bodies

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has raised concerns over the growing interference of professional bodies in university matters, warning that such actions may disrupt Nigeria’s higher education system. Speaking at the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN) dialogue, NUC Executive Secretary Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, represented by Deputy Director Nte Bisong, said some professional bodies have

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NUC to Professional Bodies: Let’s Set Admission Quotas Together
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NUC to Professional Bodies: Let’s Set Admission Quotas Together

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has called on professional bodies in Nigeria to work with it when setting admission quotas for university programmes. The NUC made this statement during a recent meeting organised by the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN). The agency said it has the legal right to give quotas and accredit programmes

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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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