The Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards prepared by the National Universities Commission, has been rejected by the Academic Staff Union of
According to the union, it is nightmarish, a threat to quality university education, and an erosion of powers of the university Senate in Nigerian universities.
The statement believed that there were growing concerns about the numerous shortcomings and gross inadequacies of the CCMAS documents. It noted that the process of generating the standard is as important than what is produced as “minimum standards”. It explained that many university administrators, though dissatisfied, were shying away from making public comments on CCMAS, saying that some university Senates did not hide their displeasure with the ongoing efforts to impose CCMAS on Nigerian universities by the NUC.
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