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
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.
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.
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
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.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has appointed Emeritus Professor Oluremi Raphael Aina OFR as Chairman