Vice chancellor of the National Open University of
Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Vincent Tenebe, has decried the low enrolment of
students from the northern part of the country into the institution compared to
their southern counterparts.
At a news conference in Kaduna,
Professor Tenebe lamented that despite the flexibility in the admission process
of the university, the northern region is yet to make use of the opportunity,
adding that only a few number of students from states in the north are studying
in the institution.
NYSC for NOUN Graduates
The Vice Chancellor also
called for review of the law establishing the National Youth Service
Corps(NYSC) to enable graduates from NOUN participate in the mandatory national
youth service scheme since all its programmes are full time and accredited by
the National Universities Commission(NUC).
He used the opportunity to
authenticate the certificate of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who
graduated as a theological student from the university.
Professor Tenebe described
the former president as a “very troublesome but brilliant student.”
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