The ES, NUC, Prof. Yusufu Ribadu, was among the high-profile participants at the recently held conference of the France-Brazil-Africa Dialogue for Higher Education under the framework of the 2025 France-Brazil culture week institutional encounters and students’ fairs.
It was a momentous occasion, as the Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), NUC, Mr. Christopher Jibreel Maiyaki on Friday, 17th October, 2025, bowed out of the services of the Commission after 35 years of outstanding and dedicated service to the Nigeria’s higher education sector.
The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, on Monday 20th October, 2025, issued a recognition letter for the establishment of a new Imo State University of Innovation, Science and Technology, Moma, Imo State,
Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, FCVSN, on behalf of the Management and staff of the National Universities Commission, warmly congratulates all Nigerians on the Occasion of the Nation’s 65th Independence Anniversary.
The attention of the Commission has been drawn to advertisements by some private organisations offering training and consultancy services aimed at supporting universities/affiliate institutions to achieve successful outcomes in NUC accreditation exercises. The Commission wishes to state clearly that such activities are not organised or endorsed by the NUC.
The NUC, last Thursday, 11th September, 2025, held a roundtable discussion with relevant stakeholders including regulatory and professional bodies, Directors of Academic Planning (DAPs) of Nigerian Universities, in a bid to ensure the harmonisation of the Accreditation process in the NUS.