Nigerian newspapers review: [NASU, CONUA, NAPTAN to FG] You can’t scrap ‘irrelevant courses’ in varsities

Nigeria’s federal government announced it will phase out university courses it deems irrelevant to the nation’s economic future, putting many social‑science programmes at risk of being cut. The move could reshape university curricula, affect current students and faculty, and steer graduates toward fields the government views as more economically vital.

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Federal Government stirring the hornet’s nest with a declaration to phase out from the university system courses it deems irrelevant to the country’s economic future, an indication that several social science programmes could be on the chopping block. The post Nigerian newspapers review: [NASU, CONUA, NAPTAN to FG] You can’t scrap ‘irrelevant courses’ in varsities appeared first on Vanguard News.