Prof. Ribadu Calls for More Innovations in Nigerian Varsities
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, FCVSN, has called for more innovation in the Nigerian universities as a way of being relevant in the 21st century, stressing that universities must evolve from being just degree-awarding institutions to being drivers of innovation, skills and national progress
Ebonyi, gets new University of Aeronautics
On Friday, July 11, 2025, Ebonyi State celebrated the official presentation of a Certificate of Recognition for the establishment of the University of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering by the NUC.
NUC Parleys EFCC on Funds Management in Public Varsities
The NUC in partnership with the EFCC, last Wednesday, 9th July, 2025, convened a joint strategic meeting of the VCs of Federal and State Universities, targeted at promoting integrity and probity in financial management within the Nigerian universities and address issues of crass corruptions reportedly ongoing in the management of the student’s loan scheme.
Nigeria, France Launch €38m ICT Project to Digitally Transform Higher Education
In a major push to modernise Nigeria’s public universities through digital innovation, the NUC and the AFD will, on 1st of July 2025, formally launch the Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project in Abuja. The initiative, backed by a €38 million financing from the French Government through AFD
‘Nigeria’s Tertiary Institutions Must Become Incubators of Creativity, Industry’ – HME
The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has emphasised the need for Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to become incubators of creativity, industry and sustainable enterprise.