NUC sets up committee to make tertiary education accessible
The NUC boss says the 143 universities in Nigeria can only accommodate 500,000 students. The National University Commission has set up a committee to make university education accessible to more admission seekers in Nigeria. Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, the Executive Secretary of the commission made this known at a stakeholders’ seminar organised by the University of Bradford and Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), in Abuja. Represented by Mr Chris Maiyaki , a Director in his office, Rasheed said that the NUC is worried about the growing population of the youths in Nigeria and the high demand for tertiary education. “Nigeria is projected to be the third largest population by the year 2050. The concern of NUC is how to educate this number of population when the time comes,” he said. “The NUC just commissioned a committee headed by Prof. Peter Okebukola to bring out a blueprint that will help the country to survive the population. “As you kn...
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