In the Press Release titled Moratorium on Establishment of Private Universities in Nigeria issued on 10th February, 2025, the Commission announced the commencement of the review of the Guidelines for the Establishment of Private Universities in Nigeria.
The Executive Secretary, NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, FCVSN, on Tuesday, 29th July, 2025, inaugurated a 13- man committee, with the mandate to review the guidelines governing the establishment and operations of private universities in Nigeria.
Following the recent retirement of two Directors and vacuum created in the positions in the affected Directorates, the duo of Dr. Mrs. Funmilayo Morebise and Barr. Samuel Adejoh have been appointed Ag. Directors of DODeL and DEPU, respectively
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The National Universities Commission (NUC), held a two-day National Summit on Private Universities, at the Idris Abdulkadir Auditorium of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Secretariat, Abuja.