NUC finalises code of governance for private universities in Nigeria ─Executive Secretary

*The National Universities Commission also discloses it is about concluding the review and development of curricula in the Nigerian University System

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

In a move to improve the standard of education, enhance the integrity of the system, and ensure effective school management in Nigeria, the National Universities Commission (NUC), in Abuja, FCT, has announced it has concluded work on the Code of Corporate Governance for private universities in the country.

ConsumerConnect learnt Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, Executive Secretary of NUC, disclosed this in his goodwill message on the second day of the 13th Convocation of the Bells University of Technology (BellsTech), Ota, in Ogun State.

Prof. Rasheed, represented on the occasion by Prof. Angela Freeman Miri, a Visiting Professor at the NUC, assured the education stakeholders, that the code of corporate governance is currently being produced for circulation to the private Universities in the country.

The NUC Executive Secretary said: “The commission is presently on the verge of concluding the review and development of curricula in the Nigerian University System (NUS).

“This would be widely circulated to universities as soon as the exercise is completed and the document approved by the Honourable Minister of Education.

According to him, the review of the instruments of accreditation has since been completed.

The measures would be put into use during the November/December 2021 accreditation exercise schedule to commence in the next two weeks, stated he.

The NUC Executive Secretary, who lauded the development strides of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Founder of Bells University of Technology, also commended the commitment of Prof Jeremiah Ojediran, the Vice-chancellor of the University.

ConsumerConnect reports Bells University of Technology, also known as BellsTech, is the first private university of technology established in Nigeria.

It was established in 2004, and began admitting students from the 2005/2006 academic session.

Rasheed, therefore, urged the graduates to apply the knowledge acquired in order to bring about the needed change the country requires.

“I commend the Vice-Chancellor, management and Staff of Bells University of Technology for the enormous contributions made so far towards the growth and development of the University, especially in the area of Science and Technology.”

“The provision or quality education to our teeming youths in this country is a service which requires innovations, as well as long term investments in infrastructure and other facilities, to enable a conducive learning environment in the 21st Century,” Prof. Rasheed said.

He further stated “Universities must, therefore, be creative in offering sustainable and cost effective solutions to the myriad of challenges confronting University Education in Nigeria, including most especially the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that is ravaging the world.”

The NUC Chief noted that Commission would continue to provide the required support, while monitoring the activities of universities so as to ensure that students and their sponsors get good value for their investments.

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