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Nigeria’s NUC Grants Licence to New Omega University

The National Universities Commission has approved the private institution in Kaduna state to begin offering academic programmes and admit students for the current session.

A view of a modern university building on a Nigerian campus.
A view of a modern university building on a Nigerian campus. Photo by Kayode Balogun on Pexels

The National Universities Commission has granted a licence to Omega University in Kaduna, allowing the new private institution to start academic activities immediately.

The approval, which also directs the university to admit students for the ongoing academic session, was formally announced in the Nigerian capital.

Nigeria’s higher education regulator, the NUC, oversees the establishment and quality assurance of all universities in the country. Private institutions must obtain its licence before they can legally operate or award degrees.

Kaduna state, in northern Nigeria, has seen growth in its educational infrastructure in recent years as both federal and state governments seek to expand access to university education.

The National Universities Commission has granted a licence to Omega University in Kaduna, allowing the new private institution to start academic activities immediately.
Fatima Zerhouni · The African Herald

The development comes amid broader efforts to increase the number of accredited institutions capable of absorbing the large number of Nigerian students seeking tertiary education each year.

According to The Guardian Nigeria, the approval was presented in Abuja on Friday. Details of specific programmes the university will offer were not disclosed in the announcement.

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The licence marks the formal recognition of Omega University as a fully authorised higher education provider in Nigeria.

Based on reporting by The Guardian Nigeria.

بالعربية

منحت لجنة الجامعات الوطنية ترخيصاً لجامعة أوميغا في كادونا، مما يسمح للمؤسسة الخاصة الجديدة ببدء الأنشطة الأكاديمية فوراً.

يشمل الموافقة توجيه الجامعة لقبول الطلاب في الدورة الأكاديمية الحالية، وقد أُعلن ذلك رسمياً في العاصمة النيجيرية.

تشرف لجنة الجامعات الوطنية في نيجيريا على إنشاء جميع الجامعات وضمان جودتها في البلاد. يجب على المؤسسات الخاصة الحصول على ترخيصها قبل أن تتمكن من العمل بشكل قانوني أو منح الدرجات العلمية.

شهدت ولاية كادونا في شمال نيجيريا نمواً في بنيتها التحتية التعليمية في السنوات الأخيرة مع سعي كل من الحكومة الاتحادية وحكومات الولايات لتوسيع فرص التعليم الجامعي.

يأتي هذا التطور وسط جهود أوسع لزيادة عدد المؤسسات المعتمدة القادرة على استيعاب العدد الكبير من الطلاب النيجيريين الذين يسعون للتعليم العالي كل عام.

وبحسب صحيفة الغارديان نيجيريا، تم تقديم الموافقة في أبوجا يوم الجمعة. ولم يتم الكشف عن تفاصيل البرامج المحددة التي ستقدمها الجامعة في الإعلان.

يمثل الترخيص الاعتراف الرسمي بجامعة أوميغا كمزود معتمد للتعليم العالي في نيجيريا.

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