The Executive
Secretary of the commission, Prof. Julius Okojie Okojie said the suspension of the part- time
programmes was to enable the regulatory body “streamline” them.
He said the work of the universities’ regulatory body
was becoming more difficult because of the “products of the system” and urged
the institutions to cooperate with the NUC to evolve a more focused and credible
system.
“For now all part time programmes have been suspended.
We are going to streamline them.
“No university should have more than 20 per cent of
their student population on part-time with excess capacity to teach. All part
time programmes must be located on campus. We do not want satellite campuses
anymore,” he said.
The executive secretary said henceforth universities
must score over 70 per cent in all areas of assessment, including the provision
of library facilities before it would be accredited.
“But if your library facilities are poor or sub
standard, even if you score over 70 per cent, you will not be considered fit
enough for accreditation,” he stated.
Okojie said that out of the 31 programmes evaluated for
the NOUN, 30 were accredited.
He said that four programmes of the university were
granted full accreditation, 26 others accredited on interim basis while one
programme was denied accreditation.
He also stressed that regulation was the major part of the commission's activities and NUC would not hesitate to wield the big stick on any defaulting institution.
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Does this Prof know how poorly Universities are funded in Nigerian by the Federal Govt? Has that not been the fight by ASUU over the years? Or is he from the outer space?
ReplyDeleteDoes it include PGD also or it's just streamlined to first degree courses. I need clarification, pls.
ReplyDeletewait for clariffication.
ReplyDeleteRather than stipulate the minimum standards for satellite campuses and part time courses (and properly police them - with the institutions picking up the full cost,) government bluntly puts an axe on the hopes and aspirations of those who through the tides of fortune and circumstance must work to support themselves and cannot afford a full time course of study.
ReplyDeleteThe news stated that all part-time programmes in Nigerian Universities are suspended. That statement shows that all programmes (certficate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate) are suspended without any exception.
ReplyDeleteNUC has the regulatory authority to take action against inadequate programmes and it helps the potential students to get the best possible resources for their course enrolment. This will also help Nigeria to release excellent graduate professionals that can contribute to national economic development.
The location of programmes, on or off campus, does not affect delivery of excellent programmes. The type of programme, full or part-time, does not affect the success or failure of the course delivery. Each university should be able to decide the proportion of their students for full-time or part-time according to their available resources.
The NUC should determine the minimum standard of resources (lecturers, library, laboratory, computers, etc) per student in any Nigerian University. That will ensure adequate resourcing for all students whether part-time or full-time, on-campus or off-campus. Each university must not enrol students beyond its verified capacity.