NUC chides universities over unapproved courses

The Executive Secretary of the
National University Commission,
Prof. Julius Okojie on Saturday
chided some universities, most
especially the private ones, for
offering unapproved courses to
their students.
He said this at the 6th
convocation ceremony of the Bells
University of Technology, Ota, Ogun
State.
While he did not mention the
names of institutions guilty of this,
he said they were only creating
problems for their students who
had taken the unapproved courses,
because they would not be
accommodated in the one-year
national youth service.
He said, “Every year many
graduates preparing for the one-
year national service are stranded
because their institutions offered
them courses that were not
approved by the NUC.
“The Bells has a good governance
structure. But we are worried about
some institutions where the
council interferes with their
management, everyone out to stick
to its roles. Internal quality
assurance must be put in place
and best practices must also be
followed.”
Okojie, who was represented at the
event by the NUC’s Director of
Quality Assurance, Prof. Felix
Majiana added that some
universities after the NUC had
carried out its accreditation
exercises, would go behind to offer
unaccredited courses.
He also noted that some of them
admitted more than the approved
number of students which usually
overshoot the number of those
graduates expected to serve in the
National Youths Service Corps.