Four Universities Gets Approval To Run E-Learning Degree Programmes

  National Universities Commission  (NUC) has approved four Nigerian universities to run E-learning programme.

This was disclosed by the NUC Director of Information and Public Relations, Ibrahim Yakasai, who stated  that the commission maintains its stand that online degrees are not accepted in Nigeria at the moment except in the four approved universities.

These universities have been duly approved by the commission as the pilot institutions for the Nigerian universities' E-learning programme run within the shores of Nigeria.

These universities are:

1. University of Uyo
2. National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
3. Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
4. University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)

Students who enroll in the e-learning programme can select any of the following undergraduate degree programmes: Economics, Banking and Finance, Accounting, Business Administration and Marketing for which they have requisite qualifications.

The Programme for now is only available for candidates who wish to obtain BSc Degree in Economics

NUC earlier had blacklisted about 57 illegal universities in Nigeria, with some of them running online degree programmes in affiliation with some foreign universities.

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