NASU, CONUA, NAPTAN to FG: You can’t scrap ‘irrelevant courses’ in varsities
Monday, April 27, 2026
Nigeria’s federal government announced it will phase out university courses it deems “irrelevant” to the nation’s economic future, targeting several social‑science programmes for removal. The move could force students to switch majors, reshape university curricula and limit options for those pursuing careers in the affected fields.
The federal government yesterday stirred the hornet’s nest with a declaration to phase out from the university system courses it deemed irrelevant to the country’s economic future, an indication that several social science programmes could be on the chopping block. The post NASU, CONUA, NAPTAN to FG: You can’t scrap ‘irrelevant courses’ in varsities appeared first on Vanguard News.