FG appoints Jega, Okebukola, others to review Nigeria’s varsity system
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
The Federal Government has named a
former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission,
Prof. Peter Okebukola, and former Chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, among members of a committee
appointed to review the university system in Nigeria.
former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission,
Prof. Peter Okebukola, and former Chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, among members of a committee
appointed to review the university system in Nigeria.
The NUC also stated that it has not
rated tertiary institutions in the country for “many years,” dismissing a
recent rating allegedly by the commission as fake.
rated tertiary institutions in the country for “many years,” dismissing a
recent rating allegedly by the commission as fake.
The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof.
Abubakar Rasheed, made this known in an interview with journalists in
Abuja on Monday after he appeared before the Senate Committee on
Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND to defend the 2018 budget proposed by
the commission.
Abubakar Rasheed, made this known in an interview with journalists in
Abuja on Monday after he appeared before the Senate Committee on
Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND to defend the 2018 budget proposed by
the commission.
He said, “The NUC has constituted a
high-powered committee of very credible senior academics. Most of the
members of this small committee are former vice chancellors, former
executive secretaries of the NUC and some had held positions like
pro-chancellor, chairman of INEC and minister of education. We have
given them a six-term reference to help us with repositioning Nigeria’s
university system.
high-powered committee of very credible senior academics. Most of the
members of this small committee are former vice chancellors, former
executive secretaries of the NUC and some had held positions like
pro-chancellor, chairman of INEC and minister of education. We have
given them a six-term reference to help us with repositioning Nigeria’s
university system.
“This committee has started working and
it is under the chairmanship of Prof. Peter Okebukola, former Executive
Secretary of NUC; with Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Vice-Chancellor and
former Chairman of INEC, among others, as members. In the next six
weeks, we should receive the first report which, among other things,
will help us to advise the NUC on the best way to carry out our proposed
curricular review in the county and to advise us on the ranking of
universities.
it is under the chairmanship of Prof. Peter Okebukola, former Executive
Secretary of NUC; with Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Vice-Chancellor and
former Chairman of INEC, among others, as members. In the next six
weeks, we should receive the first report which, among other things,
will help us to advise the NUC on the best way to carry out our proposed
curricular review in the county and to advise us on the ranking of
universities.
“We always wake up every morning and see
on the social media that the NUC has ranked (universities). The NUC has
not ranked any university in several years. We have not done it, but
people just sit down to create it.”
on the social media that the NUC has ranked (universities). The NUC has
not ranked any university in several years. We have not done it, but
people just sit down to create it.”
Also, while appearing before the Senate
committee on Monday, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and
Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed that the examination
body would not remit all the N7.8bn it generated in 2017 into the
Federation Account.
committee on Monday, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and
Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed that the examination
body would not remit all the N7.8bn it generated in 2017 into the
Federation Account.
Oloyede said that although JAMB
projected for N14.691bn as its Internally Generated Revenue for 2018,
N7.744bn would be used for overhead costs, while N2.683bn had been
earmarked for capital projects.
projected for N14.691bn as its Internally Generated Revenue for 2018,
N7.744bn would be used for overhead costs, while N2.683bn had been
earmarked for capital projects.
He pointed out that JAMB was given zero allocation for the overhead and capital components of their 2017 budget.
“If we remove N7.744bn estimated for
overhead cost and N2.683bn earmarked for capital project from the
projected N14.691bn IGR, the balance surplus will be N4.262bn to be
remitted into the Federation Account, as against N7.8bn remitted last
year.
overhead cost and N2.683bn earmarked for capital project from the
projected N14.691bn IGR, the balance surplus will be N4.262bn to be
remitted into the Federation Account, as against N7.8bn remitted last
year.
“This has to be so because of critical
expenditures to be carried out on overhead in terms of maintenance and
upgrading of our facilities and information technologies, and in
particular the highly needed capital project of procurement of new
headquarters that will be on the national fiber optics for easy
connection,” Oloyede said.
expenditures to be carried out on overhead in terms of maintenance and
upgrading of our facilities and information technologies, and in
particular the highly needed capital project of procurement of new
headquarters that will be on the national fiber optics for easy
connection,” Oloyede said.
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