Senate moves to strengthen NUC over academic violations
The Senate on Thursday, moved to strengthen the regulatory powers of the National Universities Commission (NUC) amid The post Senate moves to strengthen NUC over academic violations appeared first on Tribune Online.
The National Universities Commission is the statutory body charged with approving academic programmes, accrediting courses and setting minimum standards for Nigeria's public and private universities. Over the years, concerns have persisted about illegal degree-awarding institutions, unapproved satellite campuses, and universities running programmes without proper accreditation, issues that have repeatedly raised questions about the quality and credibility of certificates issued by some institutions.
The Senate's move, via a bill to repeal and re-enact the NUC Act, seeks to give the commission firmer legal backing to enforce compliance and penalise erring institutions. Both Tribune and Leadership report that the bill has scaled second reading, with Leadership adding that it targets universities violating regulations, though neither report details the specific new powers, penalties, or timeline for the bill's passage into law.