Abdullahi Ribadu
Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu is the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Nigeria, known for his leadership in overseeing and regulating higher education institutions in the country. He was recently in the news for announcing a significant increase in the application fee for establishing new private universities from N5 million to N25 million, as part of efforts to improve the quality and coordination of private university education in Nigeria.
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Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, highlighted the importance of registrars in university governance.
Underfunding, brain drain impact Nigerian versities' global ranking – Registrars
Nigeria· 2025-05-15
Professor Abdullahi Ribadu presented the licence to the state’s Deputy Governor.
State varsities now 68 as Benue gets second approvalNigeria· 2025-05-14
Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu presented the licence to establish a new state university in Benue State.
NUC approves second state university for BenueNigeria· 2025-05-14Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu issued a memo regarding the increase in application fees for new private universities.
Application fee to establish private varsity now N25m – FGNigeria· 2025-02-11