National Universities Commission and Universities Supervision in Nigeria: The Need for Urgency
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National Universities Commission (NUC)Abstract
This paper discussed issues to urgently address in the operation of the National Universities Commission in Nigeria. This study is a review paper. Depending on secondary data that were collected from online and print publications. The paper identified issues ranging from inadequate funding, decentralization of National Universities Commission (NUC) operation, staff training, National Universities Commission (NUC) collaboration approaches with stakeholders, mobility facilities, appointment processes of National Universities Commission (NUC) Executive Secretary, shortage of personnel to the poor release of the budget as some of the major issues to urgently address to enable the commission to carry out its supervisory functions effectively. Based on these issues, the paper hereby recommends that there should be an immediate increment in the budgetary allocation of the commission. The Executive Secretary of the commission should engage university stakeholders more on issues concerning the policy anprogramme development of the commission. The Executive Secretary of the commission should create a medium where Private institutions and international institutions can support the commission in terms of finance and technical assistance.
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