The Executive Secretary, National Universities
Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, has vowed to
report vice-chancellors of universities running
illegal and non accredited courses to the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other
Related Offences Commission for prosecution.
He said this on Monday at a press briefing in
Abuja.
Besides, he noted that intellectual decay had
set into the university system due to politics of
appointment of heads of departments and the
effect of the just-suspended strike by the
Academic Staff Union of Universities, which
made lecturers to stay off duty for almost six
months.
He said, “We (NUC) are amazed about the
number of vice-chancellors that visit ICPC
everyday.
“All these unapproved courses that some
universities are running, the vice-chancellors
are in trouble because ICPC and NUC are not
going to take it. We have to address the issue
– including misapplication of fund for
projects.”
Describing the situation as “academic
corruption”, Okojie said the commission had
started sensitising universities on what
constitutes violation of law with a pilot study
already ongoing in a few universities.
“ There is what we call academic corruption. If
you employ students that are not supposed to
be in the system, it is corruption,” he added.
Okojie said NUC would provide information on
universities running illegal courses to the
ICPC.
The NUC boss recalled that seven Nigerian
universities were among the 15 that won the
regional competition for African Centres of
Excellence.
He said an additional three had been included
in the list of winners to increase it to 10 from
Nigeria that will get $8 million grant each.
Title : Education: NUC warns Varsities Running illegal Courses
Description : The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, has vowed to report vice-chancellors of universities running...