By Etido Okon Former Governor of Cross River State from 1999 to 2007, Mr. Donald Duke has received a provisional license to operate a private university. The institution which is named Duke Medical University was approved alongside 37 others by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in May 2023 through the then Minister for Education Adamu
By Theophilus Adedokun, The ICIR The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the closure of universities across the country for three weeks to enable students to exercise their franchise in the February 25 and March 11 elections. According to a letter addressed to the vice-chancellors of all universities and directors of inter-university centers, the NUC
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Federal Government on Monday said it has increased the number of disciplines in the Nigerian University System to 17. This was made known in a breakdown of the disciplines exclusively obtained by The Punch in Abuja on Monday. The Punch had earlier reported that the government, through the National Universities Commission
By Archibong Jeremiah The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited 15 courses in Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State. The accreditation status was communicated to the first private university in Cross River State in a letter dated 19 March, 2020. Thirteen (13) courses received full accreditation status while two others got interim. The Vice
By Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday The University of Calabar has concluded plans to adopt the four (4) point grading system from the current 2017/2018 which will see it stop the issuance of pass degrees in the institution says the Director of Academic Planning, Dr. Donald Enu. This was contained in an internal memo signed by