An Examination of the Contributions of National Universities Commission to the Development of Universities System in Nigeria
Keywords:
Contribution, National Universities Commission, University systemAbstract
The paper examined the contributions of National Universities Commission to the development of Nigeria university system. The paper used secondary data. The secondary data were collected from both print and online publications. Content analysis was used to analyze the selection of literature for the study. The paper revealed that National universities commission has contributed to the development of Nigerian university system and such development includes curriculum development, accreditation development and formulation of quality universities policies, quality assurance, improvement in data generation and improvement in international ranking and expansion of universities education. Based on this finding; the paper recommends that the Federal government should increase the budgetary allocation of the commission. The staff of the commission should be provided with training opportunities both local and foreign. Private institutions and international organizations should support the commission with technical support to improve its operation.
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