The Africa Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) project anticipates the formal launch of a Call for Proposals in May 2018. Eligible higher education institutions from eligible countries in West and Central Africa will be encouraged to submit proposals that address a regional Development Challenge through a focused program of postgraduate education and applied research.
The Executive Secretary NUC, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, led members of the Commission’s Management on a return courtesy visit on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mal. Ibrahim Mustapha Magu in his office at the Headquarter’s of the EFCC in Wuse II.
President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, and Visitor, Bayero University, Kano has said that it was imperative for universities like BUK to take a lead in opening our minds to emerging scenarios and equipping us to face the challenges posed by these changes.
In a keynote address, the Minister, who was represented by the ES of the NUC, Prof. Rasheed, commended the Management of the UniPort for the achievements recorded by the University, especially in the performance of CEFOR, which, since inception, had graduated a total of 39 PhD students, more than any other ACE in Nigeria.
The JAMB registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede at a meeting convened in the National Universities Commission recently commended the Wesley University for their efforts in the development of education for the deaf.
The Executive Secretary NUC Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed hosted the Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Professor B.C. Ozumba and his team following a letter of request to be supported by NUC to run a joint training by the university’s medical students with Galilee International Institute (GIMI), Israel