The Honourable Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu has said that the 160-year experience and success story of the University of London’s International Programme was robust enough for Nigerian universities operating the Open and Distance Learning mode of education to emulate.
The National Universities Commission has approved the Gombe State University of Science and Technology, Kumo, as the 2nd State University in Gombe State, making it the 46th State University, 86th Public University and 154th University in Nigeria.
The Executive Secretary, NUC, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed hosted a formidable team from Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) led by its Director General, Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi last Wednesday in his office.
It was a glorious moment for Nigeria, when the country was singled out by different speakers and praised with commendation in recognition of the speedy way with which the country produced the first-ever draft National Policy on OER.
The Executive Secretary, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed mni, MFR, FNAL received a delegation of the Town Planners Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC) in his office, led by its President, Professor Layi Egunjobi.
The Management of the NUC, led by the Executive Secretary, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed received in audience a three-man delegation from the UNICAF University, Cyprus, which came to seek approval of the Commission to establish a Branch Campus of the University in Nigeria solely dedicated to online degree programmes.