The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the suspension of all part-time programmes run by universities in Nigeria.
Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Julius Okojie, briefing newsmen in Abuja on Monday said part-time programmes had been abused by universities.
He said the decision was aimed at rationalising the programmes so as to bring them in line with global best practices and standards.
Okojie said the suspension became imperative in view of the fact that some universities run part-time programmes illegally and some other cases the institutions have over-bloated population in the admission process.
