NUC SUSPENDS PART-TIME PROGRAMMES IN UNIVERSITIES

The National Universities Commission
(NUC) has announced the suspension of
all part-time programmes run by
universities in Nigeria.
Executive Secretary of the commission,
Professor Julius Okojie, briefing newsmen in
Abuja on Monday said part-time programmes
had been abused by universities.
He said the decision was aimed at rationalising
the programmes so as to bring them in line
with global best practices and standards.
Okojie said the suspension became imperative
in view of the fact that some universities run
part-time programmes illegally and some other
cases the institutions have over-bloated
population in the admission process.
He disclosed that when the ban would
eventually be lifted, admission to part-time
programme would not exceed 20 per cent
intake, adding that lectures for all part-time
programmes would be restricted to university
campuses only.
He said: "For now, all part-time programmes
are suspended, we are going to streamline
them. In effect, we should not have more than
20 per cent of the total students' population on
part-time programmes.
"All part-time programmes must be located on
campus, we don't want satellite campuses
again."
He 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.












Source:Ascology