NUC Receives €3m to Kick-start ICT Projects in Universities

By Micheal Chukwuebuka

A heightened push to upgrade digital infrastructure in Nigerian universities has received a major boost, with an initial three million euro released to kick-start ICT projects in ten selected institutions.

The fund is the first tranche of the $40 million loan secured from the French Development Agency to strengthen teaching, research, and administrative efficiency through technology.

The announcement was made by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, at the inaugural meeting of the 13th NUC Board in Abuja.

Professor Ribadu says, since assuming office, the Commission has intensified efforts to reposition universities through research driven reforms, entrepreneurship development, digital transformation, and enhanced skills training.

At the meeting, the Board outlines five priority pillars that will shape its mandate: performance evaluation, improving global university rankings, expanding digital literacy, strengthening research output, and driving key institutional reforms across the system.