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Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by chuksme(m): 5:52pm On Feb 13, 2012 |
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 2011 visitation 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 foolhardy 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.” Rufa’i also frowned on overshooting the carrying capacity of universities, saying they must adhere to their approved carrying capacities to ensure standards and avoid overcrowding of classrooms which put unnecessary pressure on available facilities. Meanwhile, principal officers of federal tertiary institutions, which include registrar, bursar and librarian, will now spend one term of five years instead of two terms in office. This was contained in the proposed “Amendments of Tertiary Institutions Act” 2012 recently passed by the National Assembly, a copy of which was made available to the Nigerian Tribune. The bill, which would be signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan any moment from now, also pegged the retirement age of the officers at 65 instead of the former 60 years. http://www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/35880-fg-stops-diploma-programmes-in-varsities-to-reduce-tenure-of-varsity-poly-registrars |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by FutureDon(m): 11:55am On Feb 14, 2012 |
chuksme: I wonder. |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by Immaf1(m): 11:56am On Feb 14, 2012 |
I hope this Order is followed to the latter because Universities merely use the Diploma programmes to add change(money) to their pockets and not really having the interest of the students at heart. one of such Ahmadu Bello University. |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by werepeLeri: 12:25pm On Feb 14, 2012 |
good. |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by Baawaa(m): 12:48pm On Feb 14, 2012 |
What are they doing since all these days.Then,if we want to distinguish between Polytechnics and Universities,we believe Polytechnics will offer you DIPLOMA while University will offer you DECREE.Is a good idea which they must all welcome |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by executinal(m): 1:00pm On Feb 14, 2012 |
I hope they adhere to the instruction. |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by ekwynwa: 2:56pm On Feb 14, 2012 |
FG pls make sure this money lovers adhere strictly to this order. they have bn milking poor students dry , all in the name of worthless diploma. ![]() |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by sylve11: 3:03pm On Feb 14, 2012 |
nice move. ![]() |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by lekside44(m): 3:17pm On Feb 14, 2012 |
its ok |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by Davidbanky(m): 5:06pm On Feb 14, 2012 |
I hope thεy will allow people who have started to finish sha ? |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by kawkab: 9:45pm On Feb 14, 2012 |
This order is even coming too late. Diploma pro grammes are runned by Universities as local pro grammes. The are solely for money making rather than the develoment of students. The population f diploma students is sometimes almost the same number withat of regular students at the end not up to 10% of them are given direct entry admission. These same academics would turn to accuse politicians of corruption. Today special purpose University are offering course outside their areas of competence. e.g. - Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (Fed Univ. of tech Yola) offers courses in management Sciences. - Federal University of Agriculture Markurdi offers course in Management sciences, education (non technical0 and other courses - University of Agriculture Abeokuta offers courses in management science. - Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike offers a lot of non agricultural courses. Unitl these issues are addressed the problems plaguing universities would not be addressed. |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by Odaveboy(m): 7:57am On Feb 15, 2012 |
Federal university of tech Akure is one of such schools, hope they wud stop, |
Re: Fg Stops Diploma Programmes In Varsities by iebelieve(m): 12:30am On Feb 16, 2012 |
Am happy about this development and concurring with everybody's skeptism, i hope the dons will stick with this derective. Appropriate sanctions should be given to the defaultng schools to serve as deterrent for others, i just hope this will not be like every other policy in Nigeria that has been swept under the carpet. There had been times NUC in their attempt to enforce their satutory rights ordered unversity to stop post-utme, till date no school obey.i just hope they'll obey this one. |
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