Ibrahim Usman Yakasai, Director of Information and Public Relations, NUC, made this known in a statement, saying that besides NOUN, only the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, University of Uyo, and University of Maiduguri are allowed to run programmes.
The statement read;
“Online degrees are not accepted at the moment in Nigeria. However, this does not include the approved Nigerian universities’ e-Learning programme run within the shores of Nigeria."
This puts Nigerian Institutions at below 5% regarding online programme practice. In the U.S for example, 62.4% of colleges offered full online programmes.
Still on the statement, he said:
“The Nigerian universities e-Learning programme is a legitimate and well thought out pilot e-learning initiative. It is a Public Private Partnership between the National Universities Commission (NUC), Park Associates E-Learning Group and four federal universities.
The commission wishes to use this medium to allay all fears and doubts concerning the legitimacy or NUC endorsement of the Nigerian universities’ e-Learning Programme.
Students in the programme are urged to continue to pursue their studies without fear and prospective applicants are encouraged to enrol.”
Hopefully, this will be the beginning of more Universities embracing the future, which is clearly online education.
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