
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said that the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) will commence in September.
The commission said the new CCMAS document would guide institutions in the design of curricula for their programmes.
It added that the COMES would bring necessary innovation into the content and delivery of their programmes towards achieving the overall goals of education and training in the country.
The commission stated that the implementation will help sharpen the future of the education sector.
The acting executive secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, who disclosed this at a Stakeholders’ Colloquium on CCMAS in Abuja on Wednesday, said the document would reposition Nigerian universities to be among the best rated in Africa.
The NUC chief said the CCMAS would make up 70 per cent of the curriculum while the universities would decide on what to include in the remaining 30 per cent.