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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards prepared by the National Universities Commission.
In statement signed by the national president of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, on Friday, he explained that it was inexplicable that NUC pre-packaged 70 per cent CCMAS contents were being imposed on the Nigerian University System, adding that university Senates, who are statutorily responsible for academic programme development, were left to work on only 30 per cent.
It stressed that there were growing concerns about the numerous shortcomings and gross inadequacies of the CCMAS documents.
The union said it was nightmarish, a threat to quality university education, and an erosion of powers of the university Senate in Nigerian universities.
The United States and the United Kingdom have warned their respective citizens to avoid certain cities in France over a series of protests plaguing the country. Civil unrest broke out in some parts of France following the shooting of a French teenager by a police officer on Tuesday. This has forced the authorities in the US and the UK to issue alerts regarding travel to France. Both governments have issued […]
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