Minister of Education, Professor Fabian Osuji, following the significant rise in the number of universities in the country, has given the National Universities Commission (NUC) a two weeks ultimatum to submit its agenda for improved quality assurance of the Nigerian University system.
Politically and financially, the $15.4-billion for-profit higher-education industry is on a roll. The legislative environment is friendly, enrollments and profits continue to grow, and demographic trends suggest strong opportunities for further expansion and profitability.
A California regulatory agency has threatened to withdraw the Brooks Institute of Photography's approval to operate unless the institute's parent company, the Career Education Corporation...