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by chukwuemeka
The Federal Government has stopped universities in the country from running National Diploma(ND) programmes, urging them to adhere strictly to their approved mandates of awarding degrees and higher degrees.
It has equally warned vice chancellors of federal universities against violation of the White Paper released and distributed to the institutions on the 2011visitation panel.
Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, who spoke at the weekend in Abuja at the public presentation of the government White Paper, said the White Paper gave far-reaching recommendations on how to deal with the rot in the nation’s university system.
She also said vice chancellors and members of the Governing Councils would henceforth be held accountable for their actions in university management.
The minister said: “Universities must focus on their approved mandates of awarding degrees and higher degrees while they leave the award of NCE,National Diploma and Higher National Diploma to the Polytechnics and colleges of education.
“Some universities have also veered into areas that are clearly outside their competence. It is fool hardy for a University of Agriculture to float programmes in Law and Management Studies. NUC has been directed to invoke its statutory powers to ensure compliance.”
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