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University Commission suspends part-time programmes

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday announced the suspension of all part-time programmes run by universities in the country. The Executive Secretary of the … Continue reading University Commission suspends part-time programmes


The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday announced the suspension of all part-time programmes run by universities in the country.

The Executive Secretary of the commission, Julius Okojie, also announced the results of accreditation of courses run by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

Prof Okojie said the commission wanted to streamline part-time programmes such that it would accommodate not more than 20 per cent of the students in universities and stop the establishment of satellite campuses.

The commission announced that 30 NOUN programmes have been granted accreditation.

Prof Okojie said four programmes- Cooperative Management, Entrepreneurship and Business Management, Agric Extension and Management and Hotel & Catering Management were granted full accreditation, 29 programmes were granted interim accreditation while Nursing Science was denied accreditation for failing to meet requirements.