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5 January, 2015
Vol. 10 No. 1
ISSN 0795-3089
Prof. Okojie Renews NUC’s Commitment
to NUS in 2015
T
he Executive Secretary, National Universities
Commission
(NUC), has renewed
the
commitment of
NUC to the development of the Nigerian
University System (NUS).
In his New Year Message,
Professor Julius A. Okojie,
OON, expressed profound
appreciation to the President, Federal Republic
of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan, GCFR,
and all stakeholders for
all the achievements recorded in 2014, especially
the successful launching
of the Nigerian Research
and Education Network
(NgREN) in the outgone-year, stating that the
NUS would continue to
explore the opportunities
inherent in the NgREN
to promote quality research and innovation
activities in the universities, while encouraging those institutions
that were yet to connect
to the network to do
so in order to enhance
their research activities.
Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
in this edition...
Considering the fact
that research was the
bedrock for sustainable
development and one of
the tripartite functions
of universities, Professor Okojie said that the
Commission would continue to ensure the provision of an enabling environment for research
in the universities while
collaborating with local
and international donor
agencies, through the
Convocation: Access to Higher education Convocation: Challenges of Access, others bane of Tertiary Education - Alaafin of Oyo at Lead City
still limited -Dr. Jonathan at OAU(Pg 4-5) University (Pg. 6)
workforce and the co-operation of Nigerian universities.
The Executive Secretary highlighted some of the achievements
recorded in 2014 to include, the
launching of the NgREN and accreditation of undergraduate
and postgraduate programmes
in Nigerian universities to ensure that standards were maintained, and access expanded.
mobilisation of adequate funds, to
promote the conduct of cuttingedge research in the universities.
The Executive Secretary stated
that the Commission would,
in the new year, focus more on
consolidating on its achievements through effective regulation, to ensure compliance with
the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) and
a holistic quality assurance of
the system. He gave the assurance that as a quality assurance
agency, quality would continue
to occupy the front burner in the
operations of NUC, adding that
accreditation exercises would continue to be conducted in the universities as they became due, in order to ensure that quality was not
compromised, while outstanding
and newly-matured programmes
would be visited this year.
With the development of postgraduate BMAS, he said, the
Commission would continue to
be carrying out postgraduate accreditation. The NUC, he said,
would also continue to encourage universities to establish their
respective Quality Assurance
Directorates to strengthen their
Prof. Viola Onwuliri
Hon. Minister of State for Education
Mal. Ibrahim Shekarau, CON
Honourable Minister of Education
internal quality assurance mechanism, as this, would promote
continuous quality improvement rather than mere quality
sustenance during accreditation.
On delivery mode, the Executive Secretary stated that the
Commission would continue to
leverage on the use of Information
and Communication Technology
(ICT) to facilitate teaching, learning and research, while focusing on
student support services to ensure
that university products were globally competitive and were found
worthy of learning and character.
Under its Labour Market Observatory Project (LMOP), the
Commission would also continue to extend the Labour Market
Study to cover other sectors, especially the Banking/ Financial
services as well as those of Communications and the Oil and Gas.
Professor Okojie, who expressed
satisfaction with the Commission’s performance in the year
under review, attributed the successes to the unparalleled support from the Federal Government, commitment of its
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On research, Professor Okojie emphasised that Nigerian universities were doing well, as evidenced
in the African Centres of Excellence (ACE) Project of the World
Bank. Another achievement was
the coordinating of the third
phase of the Presidential Special
Scholarship for Innovation and
Development (PRESSID) for First
Class graduates to be sponsored to
25 top universities in the world.
The Commission in the period
under review, also paid close attention to Cross-Border Education in Nigeria and the operations
of the National Open University
of Nigeria (NOUN), to reposition
it for effective delivery of university education through the Open
Distance Learning mode; the conduct of monitoring visits to pri-
Prof. Julius A. Okojie, OON
Executive Secretary, NUC
A cross section of graduands
NUC Secretariat complex
vate universities to assess their
compliance with the terms of
their licenses as well as resource
verification visits to universities
to ensure that new programmes
were commenced with the requisite human and material resources for effective teaching and
learning; there was also the en-
dorsement of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for collaboration in several areas of teaching,
research and learning, including
curriculum development for new
programmes and successful training of 24 scholars as experts in Applied Gerontology at the University of North Texas, Denton, USA.
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The Executive Secretary, who expressed the hope that the Commission would achieve more
in the current year, enjoined all
stakeholders to continue to contribute meaningfully to the development of the NUS to take it
to enviable heights and wished
the NUS, a successful 2015.
Access to Higher Education Still Limited
T
- President Jonathan at OAU Convocation
he President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan, GCFR, has said
that the admissions profile of the Joint Admission
and Matriculation Board
(JAMB) for the nation’s
universities had shown
that generally less than
20% of prospective qualified candidates secured
admission into Nigerian
universities on yearly basis.
Speaking at the 40th Convocation of the Obafemi Awolowo University
(OAU), Ile-Ife, on Friday,
12 December, 2014, President Jonathan, who was
represented by NUC’s
Director, Student Support Services, Mall. Ibrahim Dan’Iya, stated that
one of Nigeria’s series of
challenges was limited access to higher education,
adding that hundreds of
thousands of the youth,
equipped with the basic
requisite
qualifications,
could not get placement
in universities, every year,
due to limited vacancies.
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
tional Universities Commission (NUC), as
the best Centre for Distance Learning in the
entire Nigerian University System (NUS).
The Visitor stated that inadequate funding was
a challenge facing the education sector and
that Governments, all over the world, were reexamining how to finance higher education
as they faced growing economic problems
and increasing pressure on limited resources.
He added that despite the fact that, apart from
defence, the education sector took the second
lion share in the budgetary allocation of the
Federal Government for this year (2014),
stressing that it was evident that the capacHe expressed joy that the ity of Government to bear the full burden of
University could boast of financing the universities would continue to
state-of-the-art
facilities decline as the demand for education continat its Centre for Distance ued to grow and as other sectors of the econoLearning and the Cloud my competed for the lean financial resources.
Computing and Telepresence Facilities at the World President Jonathan observed that there was a
Bank ICT Centre of Ex- great dearth of lecturers in the nation’s unicellence which, he said, versities both in quality and quantity. With
was the first of its kind in more than 4000 programmes being offered,
any university in Nigeria, the staff strength was less than 40,000 as a
as adjudged by the Na- sizeable number was engaged on part-time
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basis. He added that over 60%
of the lecturers were lecturer
1 and below and that most
were without PhD degree.
He stated that, without a vibrant system of postgraduate
training and viable strategies
to support students for careers in academic, it would
be difficult to produce the
next generation of academics.
‘‘Our universities, particularly the older ones, including the Obafemi Awolowo
University, will have to brace
up to produce more PhD
holders to solve the problem of staff inadequacy in
our tertiary institutions.’’
In his remarks, the Chancellor, OAU and the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdul-Mumini
Kabir Usman, said that the
acquisition of sheer knowledge alone was not enough to
address the growth and sustainable development of the
nation, noting that the type of
education the country needed was one that laid emphasis on the development of the
man. He added that ‘‘we need
education that makes the recipients take care of the poor
and the under privileged,
show empathy to the society,
give respect to the elders and
constituted authorities, shun
greed and corruption tendencies, and promote peace
and harmony in the society.’’
The Royal Father said that
the OAU had the core values
of academic excellence in its
graduates, urging them to
join other alumni of this great
University, with the motto of their
Alma Mater as guiding principle
in their attitude to life and general
contributions to nation building.
‘‘Again, by being found worthy in
learning and character, a high level
of expectation is imposed on you
to exhibit impeccable conduct at
all times. Great Ife expects you to
be worthy ambassadors, good men
and women who are law-abiding
and a source of pride to the nation.
The nation regards you as the beacon of hope to rescue it from the
vices that have impeded its growth
and development,” he concluded.
In his remarks, the Pro-Chancellor, Professor Rowland Ndoma-Egba, stated that the University, under the dynamic and able
leadership of Professor Bamitale
Omole, had continued to witness,
not only tremendous physical
and infrastructural transformation development, but also the reinvigoration of academic life, by
adapting and harnessing modern
technologies and scientific innovations in its research and teaching efforts, with a view to being in
the vortex of the 21st Century University. He said that the Obafemi
Awolowo University was rated
the best and number one university for three consecutive years
and eighth in Africa, in October,
2014, by the Webometric Ranking of World Universities by Cyber metric labs of Spain, a world
renowned Research Council.
‘‘Again, with the commissioning
of its Multi-Million naira Centre for Excellence in Software
Engineering, which has the assemblage of most sophisticated
equipment, including Cloud
Computing and Telepresence
facility, the only one in the entire Nigerian University System,
Obafemi Awolowo has become a
leader in Engineering,’’ he added.
which could be attested to by
the various project monitoring
teams from the NUC, TETfund
and other monitoring agencies.
In his address, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bamitale Omole,
said that at the 40th Convocation
of OAU, a total of 9,094 graduands
were conferred with First Degrees,
3,374 Postgraduates, consisting
of Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters and PhDs on deserving persons who had satisfied the conditions for the award of degrees of
the University. He stated that he
had reiterated the guiding principles of the OAU in his first
convocation speech, as the 10th
Vice-Chancellor of the University, where he made it explicitly
clear that the philosophical foundation and the ethical underpinning of the administration for
the restoration of the past glory
of Great Ife and the sustenance
of her cherished academic heritage would be through innovative
strategies based on honesty, transparency, hard work, selflessness,
great ethical standards, accountability and other best practices.
The Vice-Chancellor highlighted
the completed projects to include;
An 8-lane International Association of Athletes Federation (IAAF)
Certified Tartan Track; Olympic
Size Swimming Pool, which had
been on the drawing board since
1975; Courts for Tennis, Basketball, Hand Ball, Cricket and volley
Ball. Football and Hockey Fields
and pitches in the sports Complex; Institute of Agricultural Research & Training (IART), phase
11 building, Department of Family Nutrition and Consumer Services; as well as Re-roofing of the
buildings of Faculty of Pharmacy,
Central Science Laboratory, Institute of Culture, among others.
Professor Omole explained that
the University would not relent
in its efforts to pursue with vigour
the completion, development and
rehabilitation of physical structure through 2013 and 2014 appropriations, Tertiary Education
Trust Fund (TETfund) intervention, donations and other Internally-Generated Revenue, adding
that although, the level of capital
funding remained an inhibiting
factor, and that the funds allocated were judiciously expended
by adopting due process mechanism in all spheres of operations,
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Present at the Convocation were
Vice-Chancellors of some sister
universities, Traditional Rulers,
captains of industry, among other
dignitaries from all walks of life.
Mall. Ibrahim Dan’Iya
Director, Student Support Services
Challenges of Access, Others Bane of Higher
Education – Alaafin of Oyo
L-R: VC, Lead City University, Prof. Olufemi Onabajo, Pro-Chanchellor, Prof. Jide Owoeye, Rep. of ES, NUC, Prof. Akaneren
Essien and Chancellor, Prof. Gabriel Ogunmola at the convocation
T
he Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi,
III, (Iku Baba Yeye), has attributed the bane of higher education in Nigeria to the challenges
of access, quality and values.
The monarch stated this in his acceptance speech, during the 7th
Convocation ceremony of the Lead
City University, Ibadan, which
took place on 11 December, 2014,
at the University’s Adeline Hall.
Oba Adeyemi, III, who was conferred with an honorary award
of Doctor of Public Administration (honoris causa), said that
the neglect of higher education
at critical periods in the nation’s
history had resulted in a crisis,
which had become intractable.
He observed that in spite of honest efforts to arrest the drift to
mediocrity in tertiary education,
the odds seemed overwhelming, largely because of the lack
of drive, vision and passion.
While noting that higher education in Nigeria was at a crossroads,
Oba Adeyemi affirmed that only
men and women of vision, foresight and entrepreneurial leadership could drive the sub-sector
and turn it into an efficient and
genuine agent of socio-political
and economic transformation.
In his remarks, the Executive
Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC),
Professor Julius A. Okijie, OON,
who was represented by Professor Akaneren Essien, recounted
the evolution of private universities in Nigeria. He stated that the
need for private sector participation in university education and
increase in access, to complement
the efforts of public universities,
had informed Government’s decision to licence private universities. He noted that from the first
batch of three private universities,
approved by the Federal Gov6
ernment in 1999, the number
of private universities in Nigeria had grown to the present 50.
The NUC Scribe stated that, in
fifteen years of private university
education in Nigeria, the NUC
had continued to monitor, guide
and strengthen the orderly development of the institutions, in line
with the prescribed regulations.
He added that it was the strict compliance by institutions with the
provisions of the academic growth
pattern and physical development,
as laid out in the Academic Brief
and Physical Master Plan, that had
remained the secret of the progress
made by most private universities.
Professor Okojie observed the
continued improvement in the
results of accreditation exercises in private universities, with
each successive accreditation exercise, noting that it was an indication of the commitment of
Management and Proprietors to
remedying identified deficiencies and investing more in the
development of infrastructure
and staffing of their institutions.
The Executive Secretary, however,
lamented the slow pace of development of and eventual movement of some private universities to their permanent sites, as
spelt out in their physical master
plans. He charged defaulting universities to take prompt steps to
correct this and submit progress
reports to the NUC, for further
action. This, he said, was to avoid
the congestion of take-off campuses, adding that the Commission might find it difficult, henceforth, to approve new academic
programmes on temporary sites.
rian private universities, namely
Redeemer’s University, Mowe,
Ogun State and African University of Science and Technology,
Abuja. He also added that in the
two editions of the Presidential
Special Scholarship for Innovation and Development, one of
the nation’s private universities,
so far, had 23 of its graduates as
beneficiaries in the scheme and
urged the University’s First Class
graduands to key into the scheme.
Professor Okojie stated that, going by the present indices of development and employers’ ratings of the products of private
universities, the future of these
institutions was bright. He stated
that the NUC would continue to
carry all private universities along
in areas that lay within its ambit,
under the Law, in the continued
development of the universities,
adding that “my doors are always
open to all to enable me to share
in their aspirations and challenges
and to advise them appropriately.
He congratulated the graduating
students and wished them well in
their future aspirations. He counselled them to ensure that their
conduct and services to the nation and humanity would project
their alma mater in good light.
On reports of governance crises in
some private universities, usually
stemming from undue interference by some proprietors in the
day-to-day running of the institutions, Professor Okojie noted
that it was healthy and advised
institutions to amicably resolve all
pending matters in the interest of
proper development of the institutions. He stated that each university law had clearly spelt out the nomenclature, functions, tenure and
conditions of service of each officer, advising that the provisions
be respected and complied with. In the Convocation address, the
Chancellor of the University,
In fulfilment of one of the basic Professor Gabriel Ogunmola, anfunctions of a university, the Ex- nounced that the University’s
ecutive Secretary urged Lead city Law programme, which had hithUniversity to facilitate the par- erto been closed down, had been
ticipation of staff in accessing re- granted approval for immediate
search grants from the National take-off for the 2014/2015 acaResearch Fund, through partner- demic session, by the NUC. He
ship with public universities. He expressed appreciation to everyinformed the Convocation that, one who had made it possible.
of the 19 universities in West and
Central Africa, which had won Professor Ogunmola, who stated
the African Centres of Excellence that Convocation was an impor(ACE) award, two had been Nige- tant milestone in the educational
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journey of every student, said that
it was an occasion when new sets
of qualified graduates were released into the society to serve and
contribute to the development
and enrichment of the society. He
added that it was a matter of pride
that the University continued to
add enterprising graduates in different disciplines to the nation’s
rich reservoir of qualified persons.
The Chancellor attributed the Institution’s academic excellence to
a high standard of teaching, an
environment conducive for learning, a culture of single-minded
pursuit of knowledge and a passion for the achievement of excellence. This, he said, had been
achieved through hard work, dedication, discipline and determination on the part of staff, students
and the university Management.
He reminded the graduands that
the education which they had
acquired in the University was
to enable them to achieve happiness and to ensure that others
around them experienced same.
He told them that their education
was expected to prepare them to
live full lives, urged them not to
waver in their quest for lifelong
education. He tasked the graduating students to continue to uphold the motto of the University,
“Knowledge for self-reliance”,
in their journey through life.
Professor Ogunmola informed the
graduands that they could, in the
future, find themselves in leadership positions and implored them
to always exhibit a sense of responsibility wherever they found themselves. He advised them to, above
all, be good, always doing their best
to establish humane values and attributes of care, compassion and
weaving a web of life, full of hap-
piness, peace and prosperity, with duce graduates who were comeveryone contributing to the max- petitive in the employment
imisation of the nation’s growth. market, the Institution had introduced Information and ComProfessor Ogunmola prayed for munication Technology in every
God’s blessings on the gradu- academic programme, through a
ands and their noble aspira- partnership with New Horizon,
tions, adding that the success at a ridiculously low cost to stuof every one of them would be a dents. “Other efforts at producpride to the University and, ul- ing globally competitive graduates
timately, a success to the nation. include scheduling students of
Recounting the achievements of Biochemistry by the University’s
the University, the Vice-Chancel- Bread and Confectionary Unit,
lor, Professor Olufemi Onabanjo, for the purpose of learning how
noted that Lead City University to bake as well as a collaboration
had grown from a 12-programme with the Institute of Chartered
University, to a 34-programme Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN),
one, with its programmes cut- to ensure that Accounting stuting across five Faculties, name- dents of the University are charly: Social Sciences and Entre- tered before graduation.” He also
preneurial Studies, Information noted that other professional bodTechnology and Applied Sci- ies were being courted to expand
ences, Education, Arts and Law. the horizon of students in relevant
programmes in the University.
He informed guests that Lead City
University had recently signed a Professor Onabanjo noted that
Memorandum of Understanding Lead City University had set up
with a renowned Consultant in the a Centre for Entrepreneurship,
field of Biotechnology, Professor to enhance and train students on
Ogi Okwumabua, of the Depart- vocational skills, based on indiment of Pathobiological Sciences vidual’s interests. He said that at
at the University of Wisconsin, for the Centre, students were exposed
the purpose of establishing a Bio- to a wide range of carefully selecttechnology Laboratory of interna- ed trainers on batik as well as tie
tional standard as well as training and dye making, catering, baking,
lecturers of Lead City University event management, decoration,
to be able to man the laboratory, hair-dressing and spa-treatment,
when fully operational. To this among others. In line with the
end, two female lecturers of the NUC’s requirements for graduatUniversity’s Microbiology De- ing students, he added, that the stupartment were scheduled to travel dents were to be certified on a skill
to the United States, in January, of their choice, before graduation.
2015, for training in Biotechnology operations at the University In the area of research, the Viceof Wisconsin. “The Laboratory, it Chancellor gave the assurances
is hoped, would attract research that Lead City University restudents from across the nation, mained focused and progressive
rather than their having to travel in its efforts, adding that a number
abroad for research purposes.” of lecturers had turned out brilliant research papers, which had
The Vice Chancellor said that in been published in reputable local
recognition of the need to pro- and international scholarly jour8
nals. Some others, he said, had
attended local and international
conferences, where they had presented papers that were adjudged
to be of very high standards.
Professor Onabanjo stated that, as
part of its objectives of providing
service to its host community, the
University offered scholarships
and other forms of assistance to
indigent students of its host community to study in the Institution.
Members of the host community
also had, at their disposal, the use
of the University’s International
Conference Centre, the Hall, gym,
swimming pool and others sporting facilities, at little or no cost.
Other achievements highlighted
by the Vice-Chancellor, included
the upgrading of the University’s
Health Centre to a full-fledged
Hospital, the completion of the
multi-million naira synthetic
sports field, the near-completion
of the owner-occupier housing scheme for staff, provision
of a new radio and television
studio for Mass Communication and Media Technology students as well as the purchase of
a 2.5MVA, 33KVA transformer,
at the cost of N15, 000, 000, with
the assistance of the Ibadan Electricity Regulatory Authority.
The Vice-Chancellor congratulated the graduands, their parents
and guardians, stating that it was
no mean feat to pass through the
University’s academic rigour. He
reminded the graduands that the
experience had instilled in them
the courage not to be overwhelmed
by any situation, no matter how
intimidating. As enterprise graduates, he said, they had been
equipped with skills to generate
employment and be employers of
labour and added that, like their
predecessors, they would be good graduands. Of this, 596 were from
ambassadors of the University the Faculty of Social Sciences and
Entrepreneurial Studies and 125
The Convocation witnessed the from the Faculty of Information
award of Bachelors’ degrees to 721 and Applied Sciences. Of the 721
graduands, 13 emerged in the
First Class category; 182 in 2nd
Class Upper category and 288
and 238 in 2nd Class Lower and
3rd Class categories, respectively.
ES Congratulates Arcs. Jumba, Balogun
on Elevation to NIA College of Fellows
The newly inaugurated Fellows of the NIA College, NUC Board Member, Arch. Mohammed Adamu Jumba and NUC’s Director,
DPP, Arc. Bola Balogun, mni, Director, DPP&D
T
he Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Julius A.
Okojie, OON, has congratulated a
member of the Commission’s 11th
Board, Arc. Muhammed Adamu
Jumba and NUC’s Director, Physical Planning and Development
(DPP&D), Arc. Bola Balogun,
mni, on their elevations to the
College of Fellows by the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA).
Their new status as Fellows of the
Nigerian Institute of Architects
(F348) and (F/306), respectively,
was ratified at the 54th Annual
theme ‘‘Footprints in Excellence’’.
‘‘Having excelled in your professional calling, we know that we
can count on you to continue to
give back to society that which
the Almighty has put in you to
According to the President of make you excel in your continthe Institute, Arc. Waheed Niyi ued service to the Institute and to
Brimmo, FNIA, PNIA, a fellow mankind’’ Arc. Brimmo added.
of the Nigerian Institute of Architects is that architect who by dint Monday
Bulletin
felicitates
of hard work and expertise had with the new NIA Fellows on
left indelible positive footprints their well deserved elevations
in the advancement of architec- and pray that God will preture not only in the country but serve them for more meritoin the world at large, hence the rius services to their fatherland.
General Meeting/54th Annual
General Assembly & Conference
of the Institute, which held on
Friday 21 November, 2014, at the
Kwara Hotel, Ilorin, Kwara State.
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
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RE: MORATORIUM ON PART-TIME PROGRAMMES
he National Universities Commission,
cognizant of the need to streamline the
operations of Part Time and Sandwich programmes
in Nigerian universities, had through a publication
in the print media, including the Guardian and
Sun Newspapers of Monday, 19th March, 2012,
placed a moratorium on admission into parttime programmes in Nigerian universities. In the
publication, the universities were requested to fully
disclose all Part-Time and Sandwich programmes,
with respect to enrolment and staffing profile,
within four weeks of the publication, and to
conduct in-house staff and student audit and
forward same to the Commission. As a follow up to
this, the Commission vide a letter dated 14 January,
2013, sent a reminder to the universities requesting
those that were yet to provide information on their
Part-Time and Sandwich programmes as well as
affiliation arrangements to do so on or before15
February, 2013.
2.0.Universities That Made Submission
Based on the submissions received, a total of forty (40)
universities indicated that they would run Part-Time
and Sandwich programmes as detailed below:
A. Federal Universities
1. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
2. University of Benin, Benin
3. University of Calabar, Calabar
4. University of Lagos
5. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
6. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt
7. University of Uyo, Uyo
8. University of Abuja, Abuja
9. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
10. Michael Okpara University, Umudike
11. Moddibbo Adamawa University of Technology, Yola
12. University of Agriculture, Markurdi
13. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto
14. University of Jos, Jos
B. State Universities
1. Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State
2. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago- Iwoye, Ogun State
3. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
4. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba- Akoko, Ondo
State
5. Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
6. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun
State
7. Rivers State University of Science and Technology,
Port Harcourt
8. Enugu State University of Science and Technology,
Enugu State
9. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Education,
Port Harcourt
10. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso
12. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
13. Niger Delta University, Amasoma, Bayelsa State
14. Anambra State University, Uli, Anambra State
15. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Eboyi State
16. Cross River State University of Technology, Calabar
17. Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State
18. Osun State University, Osun State
C. Private Universities:
1. Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
2. Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
3. Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State
4. Lead City university, Ibadan, Oyo State
5. Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State
6. Benson Idahosa University, Benin – City, Edo State
7. Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State
8. Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo,
Ondo State
3.0. APPROVALS GRANTED TO UNIVERSITIES
TO
RUN
PART–TIME/
SANDWICH
PROGRAMMES•
Up to date, a total of thirty six (36) universities
forwarded their completed documents, based on
the approved format. Following the analysis of
the submissions by the Department of Academic
Standards and having satisfied the laid down
guidelines for running Part – Time programme and
Sandwich courses in Nigerian universities, all the
thirty six (36) institutions were recommended to
the Executive Secretary for approval. Consequent
upon Executive Secretary’s approval, letters were
communicated to the universities accordingly. The
universities are:
A. Federal Universities
1. University of Lagos
2. University of Port Harcourt
3. University of Calabar
4. University of Benin
5. University of Abuja
6. University of Uyo
7. University of Jos
8. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife
9. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
10. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
11. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
12. Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
13. Bayero University, Kano
B. State Universities
1. Ekiti State University, Ado – Ekiti, Ekiti State
2. Cross River State University, Calabar, Cross River State
3. Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
4. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rivers State
5. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
6. Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State
7. Enugu State University of Science & Technology,
Enugu State
10
8. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun,
Ogun State
9. Rivers State University of Science &
Technology, Port Harcourt
10. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Eboyi
State
11. Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue
State
12. Niger Delta University, Yenagoa, Bayelsa
State
13. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
14. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba –
Akoko, Ondo State
15. Anambra State University, Uli, Anambra
State
16. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun
State
17. Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State
C. Private Universities
1. Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun
State
2. Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
3. Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State
4. Lead City university, Ibadan, Oyo State
5. Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State
6. Benson Idahosa University, Benin –
City, Edo State
7. Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo, Ondo State
8. Fountain University, Osogbo
Dr. Gidado Kumo
Director, Academic Standards
For: Executive Secretary
GUIDELINES ON PART-TIME AND SANDWICH
PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
Below are guidelines for conducting Part-time and Sandwich
programmes in Nigerian universities. All universities currently
operating Part-time programmes are expected to comply with the
guidelines on programme by programme basis.
Consequently, universities still interested in running Part-time
programmes are advised to forward fresh applications to the
NUC on programme by programme basis.
This is, however, subject to the readiness of the university to comply
with the following extant guidelines on part-time programmes:
1. The admission and graduation requirements, Staffing, Library
and physical facilities requirements must be in line with the
Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) for the
various full-time academic programmes;
2. For a programme to be eligible to run on part-time basis,
the approved full-time equivalent must be available in the
university, must have earned full accreditation and must be
run within approved campuses;
3. The enrolment into part-time programmes must not exceed
20% of total students’ population in the programme;
4. The minimum duration of the part-time programmes must
be 150% of the approved duration of the Full-Time equivalent;
5. Approval shall not be granted for part-time programmes
in Environmental Sciences, Engineering/Technology, Law,
Medicine/Medical Sciences, Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Dentistry; and Veterinary Science;
6. All admissions into part-time programmes must be through
the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Parttime programmes must be run within approved campuses of
universities where the human and material resources for the
teaching of the programmes are domiciled, i.e. on the main
campus of the university;
7.Part-time programmes shall be subjected to the NUC
accreditation assessment upon maturity of the programme;
8. For any programme to be eligible for part-time mode, it must
have produced two (2) sets of graduates and satisfied the
Resource Verification Requirements.
9. Commencement of a part-time programme MUST be subject
to NUC’s approval. Approval of commencement of all parttime programmes must be obtained.
The National Universities Commission shall not hesitate to apply
appropriate sanctions on any university which violates any of the
stipulated Guidelines on Part-Time and Sandwich Programmes.
Signed
Management
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List of Approved Universities in Nigeria
Federal
S/N
Institutions
PRIVATE
state
Year
Est.
1
University of Ibadan,
Ibadan
1948
2
University of Nigeria,
Nsukka
1960
3
Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife
1962
4
Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria
5
S/N
Year
Est.
S/N
1
Rivers State
University of Science
& Technology, Port
Harcourt
1979
2
Ambrose Alli University,
Ekpoma
1980
1962
3
Abia State University,
Uturu
1981
University of Lagos,
Lagos
1962
4
1982
6
University of Benin,
Benin City
1970
Enugu State University
of Science & Tech,
Enugu
5
1982
8
7
Bayero University,
Kano
1975
Olabisi Onabanjo
University, Ago-Iwoye
6
1982
9
University of Calabar,
Calabar
1975
Ekiti State University,
Ado-Ekiti. (formerly
University of Ado-Ekiti)
9
University of Ilorin,
Ilorin
1975
7
Lagos State University,
Ojo, Lagos
1983
10
University of Jos, Jos
1975
8
1990
11
University of
Maiduguri, Maiduguri
1975
Ladoke Akintola
University of
Technology, Ogbomoso
Usmanu Danfodiyo
University, Sokoto
1975
9
Imo State University,
Owerri
1992
University of PortHarcourt, PortHarcourt
1975
10
Benue State University,
Makurdi
1992
11
1992
15
14
Federal University of
Technology, Owerri
1980
Delta State University,
Abraka
12
1999
16
15
Federal University of
Technology, Akure
1981
Adekunle Ajasin
University, AkungbaAkoko
16
Modibbo Adama
University of
Technology, Yola
1981
13
Kogi State University,
Anyigba
1999
14
2000
17
Federal University of
Technology, Minna
1982
Niger-Delta University,
Yenagoa
15
2000
18
Nigerian Defence
Academy, Kaduna
1985
Anambra State
University, Uli
2000
19
University of Abuja,
1988
20
Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa University,
Bauchi
1988
Kano University of
Science & Technology,
Wudil
17
Ebonyi State University,
Abakaliki
2000
21
University of
Agriculture, Makurdi
1988
18
Nasarawa State
University, Keffi
2002
22
Federal University of
Agriculture, Abeokuta
1988
19
Adamawa State
University, Mubi
2002
23
Nnamdi Azikiwe
University, Awka
1992
8
12
13
1
Institutions
16
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
11
12
13
14
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
12
Institutions
Babcock University,
Ilishan Remo
Madonna University,
Okija
Igbinedion University,
Okada
Bowen University, Iwo
Covenant University, Ota
Pan-Atlantic University,
Lagos
Benson Idahosa
University, Benin City
American University of
Nigeria, Yola
Redeemers University,
Mowe, Ogun State
Ajayi Crowther
University, Oyo
Al-Hikmah University,
Ilorin
Caritas University,
Amorji-Nke, Enugu
CETEP City University,
Lagos
Bingham University,
Auta-Balefi, Karu,
Nasarawa State
Al-Qalam University,
Katsina
Renaissance University,
Enugu
Bells University of
Technology, Ota, Ogun
State
Lead City University,
Ibadan, Oyo State
Crawford University,
Igbesa, Ogun State
Kwararafa University,
Wukari (formerly Wukari
Jubilee University)
Crescent University,
Abeokuta
Novena University,
Ogume, Delta State
University of Mkar, Mkar
Joseph Ayo Babalola
University, Ikeji-Arakeji
Osun State
Caleb University, Lagos
Year
Est.
1999
1999
1999
2001
2002
2002
2002
2003
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2006
2007
List of Approved Universities in Nigeria
state
Federal
26
Fountain University,
Osogbo
Obong University,
Obong Ntak
Salem University, Lokoja
Tansian University,
Umunya, Anambra State
Veritas University, Abuja
Wesley University of
Science & Technology,
Ondo
Western Delta University,
Oghara, Delta State
The Achievers University,
Owo
African University of
Science & Technology,
Abuja
Afe Babalola University,
Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
Godfrey Okoye
University, UgwuomuNike, Enugu State
Nigerian Turkish Nile,
University, Abuja
Oduduwa University,
Ipetumodu, Osun State
Paul University, Awka,
Anambra State
Rhema University,
Obeama-Asa, Rivers
State
Wellspring University,
Evbuobanosa, Edo State
Adeleke University, Ede,
Osun State
Baze University, Abuja
Landmark University,
Omu-Aran, Kwara State
Samuel Adegboyega
University, Ogwa, Edo
State
Elizade University, IlaraMokin, Ondo State
Evangel University,
Akaeze, Ebonyi State
Gregory University,
Uturu, Abia State
McPherson University,
Seriki Sotayo, Ajebo,
Ogun State
Southwestern University,
Okun Owa, Ogun State
20
Gombe State
University, Gombe
2004
21
Kaduna State
University, Kaduna
2004
22
Cross River University
of Technology, Calabar
2004
23
Plateau State
University, Bokkos
2005
24
Ondo State University
of Technology, Okiti
Pupa.
2008
25
Ibrahim Babangida
University, Lapai, Niger
State
2005
26
Tai Solarin University
of Education, Ijagun
2005
27
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua
University, Katsina
2006
35
28
Bukar Abba Ibrahim
University, Damaturu
Yobe State
2006
36
29
Kebbi State University
of Science and
Technology, Aliero
2006
37
30
Osun State University,
Osogbo
2006
31
Taraba State University,
Jalingo
2008
32
Kwara State University,
Ilorin
2009
33
Sokoto State University,
Sokoto
2009
34
Akwa Ibom State
University, Ikot Ikpaden
2010
35
Ignatius Ajuru
University of Education,
Rumuolumeni
2010
Bauchi State University,
Gadau
2011
37
Northwest University,
Kano
2012
38
The Technical
University, Ibadan.
2012
39
Jigawa State University,
Kafin Hausa
2013
S/N
24
University of Uyo,
Uyo
1991
25
Michael Okpara
University of
Agriculture, Umudike
1992
National Open
University of Nigeria,
Lagos
2002
Fed. Univ. of
Petroleum
Resources, Effurun
2007
28
Federal University,
Lokoja, Kogi State
2011
29
Federal University,
Lafia, Nasarawa
State
2011
30
Federal University,
Kashere, Gombe
State
2011
31
Federal University,
Wukari, Taraba State
2011
32
Federal University,
Dutsin-Ma, Katsina
State
2011
33
Federal University,
Dutse, Jigawa State
2011
34
Federal University,
Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi
State
2011
35
Federal University,
Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State
2011
36
Federal University,
Otuoke, Bayelsa
2011
37
The Nigeria Police
Academy, Wudil,
Kano State
2012
38
Federal University,
Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi
2013
39
Federal University,
Gusau, Zamfara
2013
40
Federal University,
Gashua, Yobe
2013
27
Institution
Year
Est
Year
Est
26
S/N
Institution
Institutions
S/N
PRIVATE
36
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
13
Year
Est
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2011
2011
2011
2011
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
List of Universities with Approved Postgraduate Programmes
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has observed
with great concern that some Nigerian universities are
running unapproved postgraduate programmes, leading to
the award of Masters and PhD degrees. The Commission
has also observed that some Parastatals and Institutes are
awarding these same Postgraduate degrees, either on their
own or through unapproved affiliations with Nigerian and
foreign Universities. Such practices are not only unethical,
but also antithetical to time-tested quality assurance best
practices. The qualifications/awards resulting therefrom
are not recognized. The Commission hereby notifies the
general public that only the following universities have
approval to offer postgraduate programmes at the Masters’
and Ph.D levels in Nigeria, as of 30th July, 2012:
Federal Universities:
1. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
2. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
3. Bayero University, Kano
4. Federal University of Technology, Akure
5. Federal University of Technology, Minna
6. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
7. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
8. Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
9. National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos.
10. Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
11. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
12. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
13. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada
14. University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
15. University of Agriculture, Makurdi
16. University of Benin, Benin City
17. University of Calabar, Calabar
18. University of Ibadan, Ibadan
19. University of llorin, llorin
20. University of Jos, Jos
21. University of Lagos, Akoka
22. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri
23. University of Nigeria, Nsukka
24. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt
25. University of Uyo, Uyo
26. Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
State Universities:
1. Abia State University, Uturu
2. Adamawa State University, Mubi
3. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko
4. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22. Anambra State University, Uli
Benue State University, Makurdi
Cross River University of Technology, Calabar
Delta State University, Abraka
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
Enugu State University of Science and Technology,
Enugu
Imo State University, Owerri
Kogi State University, Anyigba
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso
Lagos State University, Ojo.
Nasarawa State University, Keffi
Niger-Delta University, Wilberforce Island
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye
Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port
Harcourt
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina
Gombe State University, Gombe
Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai
Private Universities:
1. African University of Science and Technology, Abuja
2. American University of Nigeria, Yola
3. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo
4. Benson Idahosa University, Benin City
5. Bowen University, Iwo
6. Covenant University, Ota
7. Igbinedion University, Okada
8. Pan-African University, Lekki
9. Redeemer’s University, Mowe, Ogun State
10. Caleb University, Lagos
11. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun
State
Employers of labour, educational institutions and other
stakeholders are to note that only certificates issued by these
universities, for their approved programmes, are valid for
employment, further studies and other purposes. When
in doubt about the status of any programme or certificate,
the National Universities Commission should be contacted
through webmaster@nuc.edu.ng and the following telephone
numbers: 08027455412, 07054407741, 08067787753,
07039254081 and 07082024412 (FAX). Further information
can also be obtained from the Commission’s website: www.
nuc.edu.ng
Signed
Management
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
List of Illegal Degree Awarding Institutions
(Degree Mills) Operating in Nigeria*
The National Universities Commission (NUC) wishes to announce to the
general public, especially parents and prospective undergraduates, that the
under-listed “Degree Mills” have not been licensed by the Federal Government
and have, therefore, been closed down for violating the Education (National
Minimum Standards etc.) Act CAP E3 Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The “Universities” are:
1) University of Accountancy and Management Studies, operating anywhere in
Nigeria.
2) Christians of Charity American University of Science & Technology, Nkpor,
Anambra State or any of its other campuses
3) University of Industry, Yaba, Lagos or any of its other campuses
4) University of Applied Sciences & Management, Port Novo, Republic of
Benin or any of its other campuses in Nigeria
5) Blacksmith University, Awka or any of its other campuses
6) Volta University College, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana or any of its other campuses
in Nigeria
7) Royal University Izhia, P.O. Box 800, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State or any of its other
campuses
8) Atlanta University, Anyigba, Kogi State or any of its other campuses
9) Sunday Adokpela University, Otada Adoka, Otukpo, Benue State or any of its
other campuses.
10) United Christian University, Macotis Campus, Imo State or any of its other
campuses.
11) United Nigeria University College, Okija, Anambra State or any of its other
campuses.
12) Samuel Ahmadu University, Makurdi, Benue State or any of its other campuses.
13) UNESCO University, Ndoni, Rivers State or any of its other campuses.
14) Saint Augustine’s University of Technology, Jos, Plateau State or any of its other
campuses
15) The International University, Missouri, USA, Kano and Lagos Study Centres,
or any of its campuses in Nigeria
16) Collumbus University, UK operating anywhere in Nigeria
17) Tiu International University, UK operating anywhere in Nigeria
18) Pebbles University, UK operating anywhere in Nigeria`
19) London External Studies UK operating anywhere in Nigeria.
20) Pilgrims University operating anywhere in Nigeria.
21) Lobi Business School Makurdi, Benue State or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
22) West African Christian University operating anywhere in Nigeria.
23) Bolta University College Aba or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
24) JBC Seminary Inc. (Wukari Jubilee University) Kaduna Illegal Campus
25) Westlan University, Esie, Kwara State or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
26) St. Andrews University College, Abuja or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
27) EC-Council University, USA, Ikeja Lagos Study Centre.
28) Atlas University, Ikot Udoso Uko, Uyo Akwa Ibom State or any of its campuses
in Nigeria
29) Concept College/Universities (London) Ilorin or any of its campuses in Nigeria
30) Halifax Gateway University, Ikeja or any of its campuses in Nigeria
31) Kingdom of Christ University, Abuja or any of its campuses in Nigeria
32) Acada University, Akinlalu, Oyo State or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
33) Fifom University, Mbaise, Imo State or any of its campuses in Nigeria
34) Houdegbe North American University campuses in Nigeria.
35) Atlantic Intercontinental University, Okija, Anambra State
36) Open International University, Akure
37)
38)
39)
40)
41)
42)
43)
44)
45)
46)
47)
48)
49)
50)
51)
52)
53
54)
55)
56)
57)
Middle Belt University (North Central University), Otukpo
Leadway University, Ughelli, Delta State
Metro University, Dutse/Bwari, Abuja
Southend University, Ngwuro Egeru (Afam) Ndoki, Rivers State
Olympic University, Nsukka, Enugu State
Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Abuja.
Temple University, Abuja
Irish University Business School London, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
National University of Technology, Lafia, Nasarawa State.
University of Accountancy and Management Studies, Mowe, Lagos - Ibadan
Expressway and its Annex at 41, Ikorodu Road, Lagos.
University of Education, Winneba Ghana, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
Cape Coast University, Ghana, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
African University Cooperative Development (AUCD), Cotonou, Benin
Republic, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
Pacific Western University, Denver, Colorado, Owerri Study Centre.
Evangel University of America & Chudick Management Academic, Lagos
Enugu State University of Science and Technology (Gboko Campus)
career Light Resources Centre, Jos
University of West Africa, Kwali-Abuja, FCT
Coastal Univversity, Iba-Oku, Akwa-Ibom State
Kaduna Bussiness School, Kaduna
Royal University of Theology, Minna, Niger Delta
In addition to the closure, the following Degree Mills are currently undergoing
further investigations and/or ongoing court actions. The purpose of these actions
is to prosecute the proprietors and recover illegal fees and charges on subscribers.
1)
National University of Nigeria, Keffi, Nasarawa State
2)
North Central University, Otukpo, Benue State
3)
Christ Alive Christian Seminary and University, Enugu
4)
Richmond Open University, Arochukwu, Abia State.
5)
West Coast University, Umuahia.
6)
Saint Clements University, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State
7)
Volta University College, Aba, Abia State.
8)
Illegal Satellite Campuses of Ambrose Alli University.
For the avoidance of doubt, anybody who patronises or obtains any certificate from
any of these illegal institutions does so at his or her own risk. Certificates obtained
from these sources will not be recognised for the purposes of NYSC, employment,
and further studies.
The relevant Law enforcement agencies have also been informed for their further
necessary action.
* This list of illegal institutions is not exhaustive.
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PROFESSOR JULIUS A.OKOJIE
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY,
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION,
ANNOUNCER
NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
PUBLIC NOTICE: ILLEGAL STUDY CENTRES
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) wishes to bring to the attention of our valued student and stakeholders the activities of some unscrupulous elements, who have illegally proliferated NOUN Study Centres across
the country. These fraudsters are using several means to extortmoney from undiscerning students while projecting a
negative image of the National Open University of Nigeria.The Management of the University wishes to bring to the
attention of the public the underlisted approved Study Centres.
GEOPOLITICAL
ZONE
North
East
STUDY CENTRE
BAUCHI STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, Former NRC Building Federal Low Cost Housing
Estate. Bauchi Bauchi State. bauchistudycentre@noun.edu.ng
YOLA STUDY CENTRE
MAIDUGURI STUDY
CENTRE
DAMATURU STUDY
CENTRE
JALINGO STUDY CENTRE
GOMBE STUDY CENTRE
North
West
COMMUNITY STUDY
CENTRE, GULAK
KANO STUDY CENTRE,
DUTSE STUDY CENTRE
GUSAU STUDY CENTRE
KADUNA STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Special Study
Centre,Nigerian Air force
SOKOTO STUDY CENTRE
KEBBI STUDY CENTRE
North
Central
FULL ADDRESS
KATSINA STUDY CENTRE
JOS STUDY CENTRE
ILORIN STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Special Study Centre, Nigerian Army.
NOUN Study Centre, Army Barracks Road, Yola. yolastudycentre@noun.
edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Baga Road, P. O. Box 548, Maiduguri, Borno State.
maiduguristudycentre@noun.edu.ng nounborno2005@yahoo.com
NOUN Study Centre, Former Amusement Park, Maiduguri Road, Damaturu, Yobe damaturustudycentre@noun.edu.ng nounyobe@yahoo.com
NOUN Study Centre, Education Resource Centre, Former T/C Staff
Quarter Jalingo, Taraba State. jalingostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, After All Saints College, Gombe Federal Low Cost,
P. M. B 0163, Gombe. gombestudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Former SDP Party Secretariat,
Maiduguri - Mubi Express Way. gulakstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Independence Road, Sauna-Dakata, Kano nounkano@yahoo.com kanostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, 3rd Floor Federal Government
Secretariat. Kiyawa Road, Dutse dutsestudycentre@nou.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre Federal College of Education
(Technical), Zaira Road, Gusau. qusaustudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Kaduna Campus (old NETC) by Trade Fair Complex, KM 4 Zaria Road, Kaduna. kadunacentre@nou.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, 325 Ground Training Group, Nigerian Air Force
Base, Kaduna. kadunanafbasespecialstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. sokotostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Jega, Birnin - Kebbi Road. aarzika@noun.edu.ng
kebbistudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, After Katsina State House of Assembly, Kaita Road,
Katsina State, katsinastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Lomay International Hotel Road, P.M.B.0983,
Bukuru, Sabon Barki, Jos. josstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Kulende Housing Estate, Ilorin. ilorinstudycentre@
nou.edu.ng
NOUN Special Study Centre for the Nigerian Army, (Army School of
Education) Sobi Cantonment, P.M.B 1514, Ilorin. sobistudycentre@noun.
edu.ng, nigeriaarmyspecialstudycentreilorin@noun.edu.ng
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ABUJA STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Special Study Centre, Nigerian Public Service
Institute
NOUN Special Study
Centre,Nigerian Immigrations Services
NOUN Special Study
Centre, Nigerian Prisons
Services - Enugu Maximum
Prisons - Portharcourt
Maximum Prisons - Kirikiri
Maximum Prisons
NOUN Special Study
Centre, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense
Corps(NSCDC)
NOUN Special Study
Centre, National Union of
Road Transport Workers
(NURTW
NOUN Special Study
Centre,Nigerian Police
South
East
South
South
NOUN Study Centre, 5 Dar-E-Salaam, (Off Amino Kano Crescent)
Wuse II Abuja. abujastudycentre@noun.edu.ng,
NOUN Special Study Centre, Public Service Institute of Nigeria
(PSIN) Study Centre, Kubwa Express Way, Dutsen Alhaji Abuja.
NOUN Study Centre,Pension Board Office, (immediately after Atlas
Hotel) Secretariat Road Gwagwalada, Abuja. nigerianimmigrationspecialstudycentreabuja@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Bill Clinton Avenue, Sauka, Abuja prisonservicespecialstudycentreabuja@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Special Study Centre, Civil Defense Academy, Sauka-Abuja specialstudycentreforcivildefencecorpsabuja@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Special Study Centre, Plot 1236, Sepele Street, Garki II, Abuja.
nurtwstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Directorate of Police Education Complex (Beside
Mopol Barracks) Suleja Express Way Dei dei, Kubwa, Abuja. nounpolicecentre@noun.edu.ng
MINNA STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, NRC Secretariat, Opp Mariam Babangida Girls
Science College, Bosso, Minna, Niger State. minnastudycentre@noun.
edu.ng
MAKURDI STUDY CEN- NOUN Study Centre, (Former NDE Office) Opposite Mechanic Village,
TRE
Kanshio, Makurdi, Benue State makurdistudycentre@noun.edu.ng
OTUKPO STUDY CENNOUN Study Centre, 59/ 60 Upu Road Otukpo, Benue State.
TRE
otukpostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, Aiyeromi along Ogori-Ekpe Road, before General
COMMUNITY STUDY
CENTRE, OGORI
Hospital Ogori. ogoristudycentre@noun.edu.ng
LOKOJA STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, Defunct NRC Secretariat, Opposite Bishop Dennis
College, Lokoja, Kogi State. lokojastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
COMMUNITY STUDY
NOUN Study Centre, (Defunct Party Building Secretariat) Iyara – Kabba
CENTRE, IYARA
Road. iyaracentre@yahoo.com iyarastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
LAFIA STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre, Bukan – Sidi, Jos Road, Lafia. lafiastudycentre@
noun.edu.ng
OWERRI STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, c/o Federal Polytechnic, Nekedi, Owerri/Aba Road,
P.M.B 1036, Nekede, Owerri. owerristudycentre@noun.edu.ng nounowerri2005@yahoo.com
UMUDIKE STUDY CEN- NOUN Study Centre, National Root Crop Institute P M B 7296 Umuahia,
TRE
Abia State umudikestudycentre@noun.edu.ng
ENUGU STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, Nike-Lake Road, Enugu, Enugu State.
enugustudycentre@noun.edu.ng
AWKA STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre,Defunct Party Building P. M. B. 2017, Abagana, Anambra State. nounabagana@yahoo.com awkastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
ASABA STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba
asabastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
CALABAR STUDY CENTRE
UYO STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre, Murtala Mohammed Highway, Opposite Zone 6
Police Hqrts (Former Teachers training Collage) Calabar, Cross River
State. calabarstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
NOUN Study Centre, 3 Mbaba Afia Street, Off Aka Road,Uyo., Akwa Ibom
uyostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
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PORTHARCOURT STUDY NOUN Study Centre, St. John Campus (Aba Road, near Garrison),
CENTRE
Rumuolumeni PMB 5047, Port Harcourt. riversstudycentre@nou.edu.ng
South
West
BENIN STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre, Ekenwa Road, (Old SDP Secretariat) Benin City, Edo
State. nounbenin_centre@yahoo.com beninstudycentre@nou.edu.ng
YENAGOA STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre,Swali Road, Beside UBA Bank Yenagoa. yenagoastudycentre@nou.edu.ng
COMMUNITY STUDY
CENTRE EMEVOR
NOUN Study Centre, 72 Emevor-Ughelli Road , Emevor, Isoko North Local GOVT. Area, Delta State emevorcommunitystudycentre@noun.edu.ng
IBADAN STUDY CENTRE
COMMUNITY STUDY
CENTRE, AWA-IJEBU
NOUN Study Centre, Former Party Secretariat, Faith Clinic Road Ijokodo
Junction, Sango-Eleyele PMB 5061, Ibadan. ibadanstudycentre@nou.edu.
ng
NOUN Study Centre, Ijebu Awa, East Local Govt. Area, Ogun State.
awa-ijebustudycentre@nou.edu.ng
ADO-EKITI STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre, Government Housing Estate, Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti.
adoekitistudycentre@noun.edu.ng
ABEOKUTA STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre NNPC Mega Station, Ogun State.
abeokutastudycentre@nou.edu.ng
AKURE STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre, Old NRC Building Idanre Road, Ondo State
akurestudycentre@nou.edu.ng,
OSOGBO STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, Beside St. Charles, Okedo, Former SDP Building,
Ilesha Road, Oshogbo, Osun State osogbostudycentre@nou.edu.ng
FCT
LAGOS STUDY CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre, NERDC, Agidingbi Beside Fela Shrine, Ikeja.
lagosstudycentre@nou.edu.ng
MACARTHY STUDY
CENTRE
NOUN Study Centre, No. 38/40 McCarthy, Off Obalende Road,
Opp Ghana High Commission, Lagos Island, Lagos.
NOUN Special Study Centre, Nigerian Navy
NOUN Study Centre, Nigerian Navy NNS QUORRA,
Apapa, Lagos nigeriannavyspecialstudycentreapapa@noun.edu.ng
Abuja Planning Office
5 Dar-E-Salaam, (Off Amino Kano Crescent) Wuse II Abuja.
kadunaplanningoffice@noun.edu.ng
North
West
Centre For Educational
Old NETC, By Trade Fair Complex, KM 4 Zaria Road, Kaduna.
Technology and Entreprekadunacampus@noun.edu.ng
neurial
Development (CETED)
Any other Study Centres, apart from the above, are illegal and members of the public who patronize them, do so at
their own risk.
Signed
Josephine O. Akinyemi (Mrs)
Registrar
This Week’s Diary
Date
Event
Time
Venue
Thursday
8 January,
2015
Monday 5
January, 2015
Invitation to the 6th 10.00
Redeemer’s University am
Convocation
Friday 9
January 2015 Invitation as the chairman of the 18th AnSaturday
nual Alumni conven10 January,
tion and conferment of
2015
Distinguished Alumnus
award of FUNAAB
Tuesday 6
January 2015
Wednesday 7
January, 2015
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University Auditorium, Ede
University
Campus
“VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY”
A Television Documentary Programme
NAME
Mr. Samuel Abah Adikwu
Miss. Ene Grace Obande
Miss. Hope Chisom
Igboanugo
Mr. Peter Aboh Aboh
Mr. Ayotunde Ayandotun
Ayansiji
Mr. MusaZamuna
Miss. Paulina Umole
Mrs. Edeghoghon Odion
Okokhere
Miss. Chinenye Michael
Igbo
Miss. Kudirat Tunrayo
Olarinoye
Mr. IdrisBello
DATE OF
BIRTH
DEPT
5 January
5 January
5 January
DPP&D
DQA
DSSS
6 January
6 January
DFA
DICT
7 January
7 January
9 January
DICT
DMSS
DRI
9 January
DAS
9 January
DMSS
9 January
DESO
Wishing you many happy returns!
Best wishes for the week.
SHUN CORRUPTION.
IT DOES NOT PAY
The Voyage of Discovery is an National Universities
Commission (NUC)-sponsored television documentary
programme for Nigerian Universities to celebrate
outstanding researchers, showcase their findings and
promote their linkage with the industry.
The programme is aired every week on:
(a) Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
on Mondays 1.30-2.00pm
(b) African Independent Television (AIT)
on Tuesdays 4:30 - 5.00 pm
Dress Well and Earn
Respect.
Courtesy: Directorate of Management Support Services
Courtesy: Anti-corruption and Transparency Division
NEW YEAR MESSAGE
The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Julius A. Okojie, OON, wishes
all staff, the entire University system, the education family and all Nigerians a prosperous 2015
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