The NUC, by virtue of the provisions of the Education Act (National Minimum Standards and Establishment of Institutions), CAP E3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and in the discharge of its statutory responsibility to ensure the orderly development of university education in Nigeria, hereby issues this Public Notice.
The ES, NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, FCVSN, has reaffirmed his commitment towards transforming the NUS in the year 2026, in order to leverage on the gains and achievements recorded in the out gone year 2025.
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have concluded what many Nigerians tagged a final conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement.
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has pledged support for Defence Research and Development Bureau (RDB) for its research and development plans.
The NUC recently partnered with the BC, Nigeria to organize a Two-Day Sensitization Workshop on TNE, which brought together key stakeholders in the NUS to strategize on the effective integration of TNE to enhance and strengthen Nigeria’s higher education system, focusing on regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and strategic international partnerships.
The World Bank-sponsored SPESSE Project team last Thursday, 4th December, 2025, briefed the ES, NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, FCVSN, on the progress recorded on the programme in the past one year.