NUC withdraws licences of two varsities
From Bukola Olatunji in Abuja, 08.04.2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010


The National Universities Commission (NUC), withdrew the operational licence of the Ondo State University of Science and Technology, (OSUTECH), Okitipupa, for failing to take off, two years after it was issued a provisional licence to do so.



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NUC, at the end of an emergency management meeting also announced that the University of Education, Ikere-Ekiti has a week to put its house in order or go the way of OSUTECH. The university was said to have submitted fictitious claims to obtain its approval.

The Commission’s decision has been communicated to the visitors to the two institutions, Governors Olusegun Mimiko and Olusegun Oni, respectively, by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Julius A. Okojie.


In Mimiko’s letter, dated August 3, 2010 NUC said it was concerned that OSUTECH had not commenced academic activities since it was formally recognised in 2008. Also the request for increase in admission quota for 2009/2010 by Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Ref. AAUA/VC/14/03/VOL.V/04, dated October 26, 2009 informed the NUC that all application forms of OSUTECH candidates had been sent to Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko to be absorbed.

“This however was not in order. Having waited for two academic sessions, with no activity taking place, it has become obvious that the university is not ready to commence academic activities.

“Consequently, the commission hereby withdraws the recognition granted OSUTECH in 2008 until the university shows verifiable evidence of readiness and capacity to commence academic activities”

Oni’s letter read in parts: “Though the non-commencement of academic activities has been attributed to the seeming misunderstanding on the location of the institution, the Commission has noted that the infrastructural facilities submitted along with the application, and upon which the NUC recognition was granted have been found to be unavailable for the institution at its present

location.



“This was verified by the NUC Investigative Panel that held consultations with stakeholders on the matter. The hostility to staff and students at the proposed location of the university is a serious challenge which the NUC cannot ignore.



“Consequently, the Commission has resolved that if, by 15th August, 2010 the proprietor of the University of Education, Ikere-Ekiti is unable to meet the conditions under which the recognition, to operate as a degree-awarding institution was given in January 2008 and regularise the anomalies found by the Fact-Fining Team, the Commission’s recognition of your university would be withdrawn.”



NUC's recent threat to withdraw the licence of the Ladoke Akintola University of Science and Technology, Ogbomosho led to the quick resolution of the crisis between its owners - Osun and Oyo State governments.