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NUC orders varsities to revert to 5-point grading system

National Universities Commission, NUC, has ordered the abolition of four-point grading scale and the immediate adoption of five-point grading system in all Nigerian universities. The reversal, it explained, was sequel to series of inquiries the commission recieved from international organisations and foreign universities on the status of the four-point scale in use and previous degrees […]

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30% broadband target: Telcos yet to access NCC’s ₦3bn subsidy for broadband provision

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Umar Danbatta, Thursday said the commission was worried that telecom companies, including the licensed Infrastructure Companies, InfraCos are not taking up the ₦3 billion annual subsidy funds it budgeted for those who would deploy services in the 200 access gap areas in the country. This […]

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Only 1 pct of Nigerians in universities – NUC

The National Universities Commission, NUC, yesterday, said only one percent of Nigerian population formed the total enrollment of students in the 164 universities across the country. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Abubakar Rasheed, said this while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja. According to Mr. Rasheed, the 75 private universities in the country account […]

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