The National Universities Commission (NUC) will commence a comprehensive review of the entire university curricula (the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS)) and ranking of Nigerian Universities in 2017.

Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, said the commission would engage a mix of old, experienced and young vibrant academics to come up with curricula that would not only be dynamic and responsive to national needs but also conform to global trends.

A statement from NUC noted that the decision was reached at the end of the meeting between Professor Rasheed and Vice Chancellors of federal, states and private universities recently.

The Commission has also scrapped sub-degree diploma programmes in Nigerian University System (NUS) with a call on universities running them to begin the process of winding them down.

The Executive Secretary told the meetings that running sub-degree diplomas was not the business of universities but that of polytechnics.

The statement said Accreditation of Programmes and Resource Verification will take place only twice and thrice a year respectively with the accreditation slated for May and November while resource verification for March, July and December. (Daily Trust)