Conflict between NUC, professional bodies impose costs on universities, students – Ogundipe

Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Chairman of the Board of the National Universities Commission, NUC, and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, has said conflicts between the NUC and professional regulatory bodies are imposing immeasurable costs on Nigerian universities and students.
Ogundipe stated this while delivering the 16th convocation lecture of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, held on Thursday at the university’s main campus in Osogbo.
The lecture, titled, ‘Coping With Double Oversight: Harmonising The NUC And Professional Bodies For A Sustainable University System’, focused on the challenges created by overlapping regulatory responsibilities within Nigeria’s universi...