The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu has said he will engage with the National Youth Service Corps to allow graduates of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to participate in the national service.
The executive secretary of NUC stated this in Abuja on Saturday at NOUN’s 15th convocation ceremony where 24,575 graduates were awarded various degrees.
Ribadu reaffirmed the commitment of the Federal Government to reviewing policy frameworks governing the NYSC with a view to expanding participation for eligible graduates of NOUN and other evolving categories of learners
The NUC chief, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the occasion as visitor to NOUN, said the NUC would engage the NYSC to consider policy adjustments that reflect changing graduate demographics, particularly the emergence of younger graduates from open and distance learning institutions.He emphasised the growing importance of open and distance learning in addressing Nigeria’s widening higher education access gap.
