Engineering students of the
University of Abuja who have
been protesting for several
months over non-
accreditation of their
programme would be
relocated to other universities to complete
their studies within the next few months.
Already, the National Universities
Commission (NUC) has met with
prospective universities that could re-
absorb these Engineering students who
have refused to let other students of the
university write their examinations,
insisting their faculty must gain
accreditation first.
But federal government said yesterday it
wanted to meet with the parents and
affected students for their stamp of
approval on the decision.
Minister of education Professor Ruqayyatu
Ahmed Rufa’i while meeting with a
delegation of the National Association of
Nigerian Students (NANS) led by the
President Yinka Gbadebo said the
university could secure accreditation for
the programme in the “next few months”
but the “the problem is the students who
are in the university now.”
“We are looking at the possibility if we
cannot absorb them in the system
because they have reached certain level of
their academic career, we are looking at
the possibility of taking them to our
various universities so they can graduate
safely and we can put a stop to this
problem,” he said. http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/news-news/51892-uniabuja-fg-to-move-engineering-students-to-other-varsities