The Commission, in its efforts at repositioning Private Universities in Nigeria to better meet the needs of the citizenry and for better co-ordination of the development of the Private University Education sub-sector of the Nigerian University System (NUS), has identified the need to review the guidelines for the establishment of private universities.
Stakeholders in the education sector have posited that establishing specialized Universities would rapidly and technologically develop the nation.
President Bola AhmedTinubu, GCFR, has consented to a proposal to establish a federal university in Southern Kaduna. This is according to Vice President Kashim Shettima, State.
The newly appointed 9th Substantive Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu,has assumed duties with the promise to prioritise training and the welfare of staff.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the renaming of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) to Yakubu Gowon University.
A former Visiting Professor in the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu has been appointed the 9th substantive Executive Secretary of the Commission, with effect from Friday 6th December, 2024.