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    eR a aaa Bi ORES Ges MaTTONAL UNIVERSITIES cunmssz0N Eee FE EB OR aNwUaL SO Pe EEE i ORR Mittiniietwascetentss + guy 1975 = ane -977 ay ERR Tee Re eSB BIBS RT GD Sanaa aea doce Reece ooo aa M aga otinoataosuacoe ances nouoaaa oA 3940930000000 ORR ARID DIE RIO Cropter 4 noe os “6 no ‘8 "9 oon "2 TROL oF cowrects Preface Wstorsent Sckoraund oe . Orpantention of the lntionol Universities Gamtesson Socretnrine a i Feseroliantion nn Eatcoltahmant of new Univernttsos Stofeing of the now Universitins ve Concitione of Senvice tn the Universsties Sturente eS University Fineness es Devetopmentat ond Expansion Proqrcenes of older Univorattisn a Curstculun Connittess University Revenrey Qversens Services of the thntfnnnl Universities oeadsaion es es Government Univarnity Sointionsnin 0 6 2 2 ” 5 =36 MEVOERS OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES coMUSsTON niet S. 0. Abo = Chatsean De. atbes Ain = Executive Secretary ‘iis Highness, AneJé Sande Nayak - Etsu Nupe Reverend C. 0. Tog = University of nigeria, Neukke sProfensor I. filth = Univeraity of Benin Professor S. A. Aluko = university of Ife Professor S. 0. Glayice = University of eden Professor 1. 0. Cledape = university of Lagos Professor User Shen = frmacy Getto Univeresty, Zero Brigadier T. 8. Ogunceko = Mgerten Army Education Corps Hee Te varie = Ghetsman, OFM, Lagos ness Mannan aura = United Migeria Textiles Ltd. Katina Hrs Pe Re Ogu = U.B.A. Heas office, Lagos fre. Me T. Bette = Mintatey oF Eevestion, Hane Hees Me Fs Aten ~ fallege of, Spence and Tectnotosy, The Permanent Secretary ~ Federst Min. of Econ. Development ‘The Persanent Secretary ~ Federal Ministey of Finance ‘The Permanent Secretary = Federal Mintatey of Eduestion Nr. 5. A. Musa, Femanent Seeretery ~ Federal Kintetry of Health * Have since ceased to be Members of the letional Univers ties Commission and have been replaced by the Following Mis Highness Aihaji Shehu Terie - Enix of Zaria Professor M. Rohufust = University of Migerta, Neukke Professor £. U. Enovon = University of Benin NgTTOWL_ UNIVERSITIES comMISSION anode REPORT = SULY_ TST Te Sune 877, fn frmuol Repaet nomslly serves © nunber of Functions, the ost inportant of unich se thet of secountentlity in respect of the functions ond duties of the orgeniection concemned. This is the fret Report to be relessed by the Hotionsl Universities Comission since it ure reconstituted touards the middle of 1975. The Functions of the Netionel Universities Comission os stoted 4 Decree No.1 of 1974 hove formed the eharter of the Commission's progrenme plonning enc sctivities. The Comission slusys tries to implenent decisions with dispatch whether these ennnated from Sts foun deliberations or Fran other sources. Any delay is usuelly due Since ite to the slow process of autside contultetion or clearancs reconstitution os 2 statutory Body in Duly 1975, unen the neu Commission held tte tneugursl nesting, nttention hes boon stzected meinly in setting up the orgententionsl structure and in plenning the development fof the nau Universities. Movever, ether long stonding Assuet Mave sot yp neglected. Théa neiden Report gives an insight inte the Commission's eres of future thrust. S20. soen0 CAIRN sePreNeER 1977 oueren 4 Hisroerca, eacrsRouo ‘The lational Universities Commission first cane into being 0 41962 Folloving tne recomendation of the Ashby Canatssion on Kigher Eavestion and vas in those days on arm of the Cabinet OFFice and therefore in the Civil Service proper. The Cabinet Office end, Ieter, the Federal Ministey of Esvestion uae alse responsible for opereting the Universitiest and the Commission's funds. The role of the National Universities Conmtssion was thus mainly advisory in addition to Aeteing betueen the Universities anc Govesmont departments and Mingetries end acting 2 the channel for Government funding of the Universities. Occasionally, ai-hoe Contttees oF the Comission were ‘appointed to carry cut specific assignments. The firet Chetrmen cas ‘ainadi Muhanad Tukur, the Enis of Yourk, and the First Secretary, Or. kok Arikpe. Higher Education ues until 797%, on the Concurrent Legisietive List oF tne Migerien constitution, end this provision elloued Bath abiieh their oun ‘the former regions and the Federsl Government to of Universities. The ferer regionel Universities of Amedu Bello, Ife, INoukka nd Senin vere established undes ents provision; untle Toadon ‘ond Logos uere the only Federsl institutions. ‘The Federal Universities of Ibaden end Logos were directly under the Cabinet OFrice. The role of the Federel Ministry of Educetion in University metters sas constitutionally secondary elthough the Ministry ves invariably consulted by the then Prine Minister on all policy nsttere, The Prine Minister wos therefore the Minister ‘reoponsible for Higher Education in those en ‘he Aguinsetrative Hottons! Universities Commisetan Given the background of the mode of operation of the older Universities in the country those days, 1 ues not surpeieing thet 1 strong central organisetion to Iook etter the affains of the Nigerian Universities uos unlikely to be sat up. The edventoges of ‘eentrel plsmning and co-ordination vere thus toet to the netion. -2- Lith the creation of more States én the country in 1967 ond the incressed control of resources by the Federel Government coupled with the hierorehical neture of militery rule, ell Federal bureaucracies ‘equired more pouers ond geined suprencey. The Federal Government Wes now responsible for the major pert of University funding, including that of the State Universities. This brought all the Universities Under the direct influence af the Comission. fs 2 result, only propremes epproved by the ltional Universities Consiseion were now eligibie for Funding, end externel gesistance to the Universities ues ready ‘obtainable eniy through the chennele of the NUE. These chenst eved the path touerds © Stetutory National Universities Comission. This Interim WU which wa reaponasble for University sffeire Hight Fron 1967 aid much oftthe ground wosk far the exeation of the Stotutory National Universities Comission unten come inte being in uly, 1975. In this segera the efferts of the Chatman of the Interim Comission, Chief Roting Willinns and of his teom are very noteworthy. Tribute must siso be pata te the then Federal Coninsioner for Education Onter A. ¥. Eke, snd the then Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Alhaji Armed Jode, for the valuable support and co-operetion they gave to the Interim Conniseion without unten support ‘the creation of the Statutory Canmisaion might hve been considerebty ‘delayed. Since the appointment in 1967 of Or. Okot Artkpo 6 Sommiseioner for External AFfaire, the Nations) Universities Conmtesion bnad no eubstantive Secrotary. The cuties of Jecratery vere pexfomed hy m succession of enrecr Civil Servants including fr+ S. 5. uantko, Mrs Andra Chaya one try Yaztet Abie T¥ must be notes thot unde cone States were exper to eatohish eu Universities prior to the federaliantion of Universities hy Goverment, sone of the older Universities ure voluntarily handed-over to the Feder! Government hy their respective Stites purely far Pinanetat 5 ressone. This uae the cose uith both the Universities of Migerse anc Benin which were hended-over to the Federed Government in 197% end 1975 respectively. Stetutory letions] Univeroitses Commission The geriee of development outlined above led to the crention of the Stotutery etionel Univeres tice Conmisaton by Oseree tot of 1974 with ‘the sole responstbinéty For eavistng the Federel Government on ell sepcets of Higher Educntion. Brosdly, the functions af the Stetutory Commission are those related ‘to the co-ordinetion, development, end fineneing of Migerien Universitics. Specificelly, the Stetutory Conmission hes bean chesyad o** she Following responsibilities (te edviee on the orention and laestion of new Untvereitées ‘end other depres granting institution (41) to prepere etter sppropriste consultetians, periodic rnenterplan for the bolenced and co-ordineted develepnent of ell the Universities: (AD te cstinote snd request from Government, ennuel ond fuinquennisi grente for the Univeraitics and to dictnthate this in eccardence with © set formule; (av) to collect, onelyse end publish infarsetion releting ta University develcpsent end educetion in Kigerte; (W) ta develop goneret progremes to be pursued by Universities 4n orcer to anoure thot they ere fully edequote far netiane? reeds end objectives; (1) to recomene the eatebiishnent of neu feculties oF post-graduate institutions in existing Universtties: (uit) te sevestignte the noed for University research end ensure thet adequete funds ere provided for thie; (iti) to undertake periodic revieue of the terms end cond tions of service of personnel engeged in the Universities (430 _ to net oo egancy for channelling of externed aid to the Universities in Migerie, beering in ming the countey'e Foreign policy aod security. aSo ‘The composition of the Ststutory lationel Universities Comission deserved to be mentioned and is mais up as follous: (2) 8 Dhesamen una 45 oF tine GL) Seven Mesbere éroun from the Migerien Untversitics te Fepresent the following disciplines end drown up in euch 3 usy 58 to represent the eretunile mexinun nunter of Universities: Agriculture; Fareatzy ond Veterinary Setences: Neturs1 (Gosic) Setences; Engingering snd Technology; Social Sctences; Hunenities eng Hedicel Sciences; (411) the Pemenent Secretaries of the folloving Federet Ministsie: nich hove special roles in higher educstionol developments Educstion; Econanie Development; Finance; end Health; (4v) Six Menbers sppointed en indivisuel merits to represent, Comercicl, Industrial ond Professions? 1 other interests; (W) Te Executive Secretory uho $2 ex-officso end responsible or the execution of the policies of the Commission, snd for the dey to dey sunning of ite sffeisey 1p the occasion of tne inmuguretion of the Stotutory Nettone? Universities Comission on Thuredcy, 4 uly, 1975, the then Hess ar Stete treced the history of the Commission to 1962 end the arouth of Wigher Educetion in Wigerie therenfter. He ramerkse thot the grouth An University ecuestion use very aclutsry ond would continue to be encouraged. It wae therefore the view ef his Governsent thet University ‘education would be dizected so thet £4 could renein an instrument for ‘true nations cdvencenent with quclity end perspective properly meinteined. We sold thet this woe uty the Federel Government had Found it necessery 9 teke-over the planning end control of Higher Educction from the Former Regions end the new States. He leo revesled that the Government Ws detersined to boost the edevtionel opportunities of every higerien ‘and thet esicntion would bs mede to respond to the needs ond esptretions oF the notion end its people. He cleo referred to the need to build snore Universities in the country and te evolve the gourse system whereby ‘the wooker entrants into these institutions will be helped to exten up with the rest. tn ll thie, the role end iesdership of the nouly -8- reconstituted lotionel Universs tice Conmisaion ues considered crucial by the Federel Nilitery Governscnt. He therefore enjoined tne Somniseion to live up to thst expectation by giving = true senge of ‘rection end lesdership to the Wigerten Universities. He rounded up by mentioning the functions of e University in © developing country, end ‘enjoined the Comission ta help to direct the Universities to these gosls. In reply to the insugurel edarese of the former Heed af State, ‘the Onaimen of the Comission, Chief §. Ge ‘debo thenked his on bebo! ‘of his colleagues end ninselt for the renerks made ond essured the Herd oF State of the Full co-operotion af the Commission and its determinetion to suececd. He slso ascocistes hinself with the tributes paid by the ormor Heed of Stete to the past Menbers of the Nation] Universities Conniesion. He ronenked thet the Migerion public use entitled to expect 1te Universities to help procuce better citizens than sver before, both in torso of intelligence end in chnrccter end promised thet the Commission luos going to do its hest to sce thoes objectives achieved. He then celled on the Universities to engege én rescorch sctivities relevent t the Migerinn socicty in which they existed end From unich they derived thet support. Tt we hip view thet the ligerien Universities cauld give ‘the Lead in re-derining our nationet velues; in genereting the velue of our true cultured 1ife end our beaie sociel end religious norms; cad 4m pitcting cur youths fron Foreign culturel transptents bese on ive meterfelion end permissiveness. “He went on to cbeerve thet both the Rigerian Universitice end the nowly reeonst! tuted Comission hod @ grest tesk before then Sn order to echieve this. Finelly, he ‘ended his response by celling for the understanding, support end co operetion of the Universities, the Government, end the gencral public: An order to ensure the rentisction of the Contsston's responsibiiitice. lunen the nouly reconstituted Netionel Universt tics Conpiseion took Off, 1 wes Feces vith » unter of serious issues ond prcblees uhich ‘Senanded urgent’ rétention. These included the tote federslisction of Universities; plenning of the neu Univerettice; expensten of the older ones; nesmonisntion of conditions of service of Untversity etsrt ae ith rost of the public sectors usgent Long stending University problens and the se-crgentastion of the Conmisaton'e Sccreterist. ‘The First nesting of the reconstituted Commission wos held in Legos on 11 duly, 1975 = 24 nouns efter ite ineuguretion. In hie opening eddrets nich ues sttended by the Federsl Commissioner for Esucstion, Cotoned (Or.) Armed A. ALS, the Cheismen of the Comission, Chief S. 0. ‘kécbo, conmanded the conpasition of the Conission unteh he esi includes knouledgecble and recpecteble citizens representing different interests. He satin offismed the neu Commission's gratitude to the hotimen ond Monbers of the predecessor Comission end peid tribute to the eplendta foundation they hot lets. Ne sppceied to the Sceretarict to give the Comission all the help they could in the inttletion of proposele, the covalopmont of projects, consultations uith Universities end other becise, end formuletion of reconmendstions; une elec eppeeling to the Fenere of the Commission themselves to toke initiatives, subeit papers of thelr oun sometines, do thelr none-uork thoroughly ond tz put thenselves in # position to do Justice to the Secreteriet submissions. He rounded up ay seying thot the Gomission ues nat expected to he peasive ogents of co-nrdintion of University development but thet, on the contrary, the Conmiseion uss expected to initiate, pion, co-ordinate and monitor the nerference end progress of our Universities, on behslf of the Federel Governments He, therefore, sppeticd to Henbers to co this intelligently end e= toely £2 possible. cuspren 100 AGANISATION OF WE NATIONAL WLIVERSISIES COMMISSION SeORETARIAT ‘a ot July 1975 uhen the Stotutory ational Universities Comission ves incugureted, the Secretariat of the Comsiseion had been functioning (88 © single unit. The provieion af the Sceretariet then wea very sme] ‘ond consisted of o Sceretery, en UndersSecretery, © Building Officer, con Actdente Planning Officer, © Stntisticten ond 2 number of sumporting Stef moinly of Junior stor? care. ‘he Fecersl Public Service Comission ond the Mintatry ef Eduestion ned been hondling ell personnel tronsections including recrui tent, position clessificction ond steff anttere. The hinistry of Eduestion hed oso teen operoting the Universities! rind the Commission's fund. The Seoretoriet!s cuministrntive duties were therefore vegetative auch 8 routine office sdninistrotion ond Licteing with Government depertment fone Ministries. Gn r fou occasions, né-noc Conittees of the Commission vere spnotnted to corry aut specific eonignments. With the Incresse An the scope ond responsibilities of the new Commission, consequent upon the Federal Government decision to teke-over the responsibility for Higher Educstion, the Secretariat needed expansion fond recorgenisstion in order to cope with this. Consequently, five main ‘divisions were crested in the Secretariat, esch headed by on officer with conroprinte qualificetions. These divisions ere: Aéninistrotion PLonning Finence Buttoing Stetietice anc dete Tt 18 houever necesscry to exphneize thet the mossive re-orgentestion of the Secretarist would hove buen almost inpossible were it not for fon tmportent cavelopmant which took place nosely, the movenent of the four-room Secreterirt fron the Cabinet Office to ite present location ef Thoyt composed of mcin block of six flete ond en cuter-house (1ster dition) of block of tuo Flete. The Divisione! Hecds assist ond advise the Executive Secretary over snotters relating to their respective portfalics. The creas of 7 -2- ‘responsibilities of these divisions axe os incLeeted pela: » a 3 Internal Adninietrotion of the Goan Commission's Stef Hatters Comnissian's Meetings University Adsinistration Acocente Visitation to the Universities Conditions of Service of University Stef Spectel Investigations Circulars to the Universities Lieteon utth Wigerten Gavernmants ond Ministries Unison with Outesde geneies External Aid for tigerion Universitics Annus) Report ef the Commission Publication end Intormntion Other schedules es my be added from tine to tine Plsrning division ‘The processing of nev courses. This, in turn, includes Proposed focultica ond institutes in the existing Universities, fond courses to be offercd by the new Universities Curriculum Development end Go-ardtnation/Pseperotion of Nester Plane Costing of fcadente Programmes Co-ordination of University sesenrch Progsommes Operational Resserch Other schedules os mey be nodes fran tine to tine Finance Division Recurrent end Cepital Eatinetes of the Universitive ‘Aulccetion of Fecersl Grants to the Universities University Reaenzeh Gronts Processing of epplicctions fer extemnel grents-tncnid Operation of the Nationel Universities Comission Fund Dther schedules 25 nay be added fram tine to tine 4. Bulging Oivieton ‘nis unit 4p reaponetble for sovisirg the Executive tn the plenning, general supervision end inspection of University dutieing projeets consistent with the planning fof the nev University institutions. 5. Stotistice/Ontn Divieson nis civision 4s reapenetble fer enelyeing end pracueing the tetisticnl datn crieing from the snnucl operntions of the Conmiesicn. ech of these civisions, with the exception ef the Statistice/Date lslusaton, nes s revsoncbie complement of senior and Junior ster to support the divisions, elthough 1 should be posnted cut that the Gonaiesion hos not been able to recruit o neny ater os St needed to perform ite functions effectively due to various tmportent of which is Leck of housing Foetlitios For ite ster. The List of the princinel Officers of the Secratarist ts #8 shown 4m Appendix 121. ceaeren THREE CTT iD ESTEOLTSHVENT OF NEW UNIVERSITIES EDERAL Sometine in 1974, the pouvious militery cdminietsetion trensferze Higher Education fron the Concurrent Lagisietive List of the Constitution, to the Exclusive Logtalntiue List. This decteton ade the Federel Government the only cutharity to cstoblieh Universities in the country. Tt would eppenr thrt the Govesnmant took this decision In oh tempt to stop gcogerphicel perechtelisn in our Universities ond to helt the indigerininote pzoliferstion of these institutions. Gavernnent lune therefore, obviously concerned shout giving our Universities © rus rnetional eutiook ee well as enguring co-ordinated development. Prior to thet controversiel decision, © nunber of the erteubile Stetes were 111 plenning te eotesiien Univerestice under aifferant guts: otteges of Arte end Setonce, Colleges af Technalosy end so one ‘ne fecerslisction of Universitice vestee the Commission with = rnunoer of acditionsl responsibilities. This rot only hed te pion For rll existing Univerastiee, both old and nous 1 hed to begin te foreesst erees of netionel needs end engege in enpronriate consultctions for Future development. Faxerelisstion of Universities raises « nunber of serious notionel issues fer the whole aysten, These sncluded ssgioncl denends for Higher Edueetion, geogeephi- cel educational inbstence, desing with sli the Uniuerestics ee one Formidable group ond onteining cdequete funds fron Governmant, (aL ‘these hed te be Fooed by tho Comission. TE is however Smpcrtant te mantion thet the totel fecerelésetion of Universities ote not cone into Tuli force until luguet 1975 when the eu minstery caninistestion of Generel Hurteic Maensd took-over ahmedu ello end Ife Universities. The trke-over of thene th Universities ues not relnted to Fincneisl ressons unlike the cree vith ‘the Universities of Kigerte and Senin. It uce > delibernte step teken to conplete the process of Federslisetion. Eeteptishsonts of lou Universtiiee . In foril, 1975 Goverment enncunced the creation of ix neu University institutions loceted ane erch ct Cedeber, Joe, Meidigurl, Sokoto, Torin, ang Pert-Hereourt, Kono ues exied ster en This tues followvd Ister in the year by the ennouncoment oF the none of 0 =u. the Vico-Cheneeliors end Principals of the University institutions in the Poreone of Professor €. he fyandele = Crlabar Professor 6. 0. Cnungulueni - oe Professor E. U. Easien-Uson = Heteugurs Professur 62.5. Gelodonet —- Sekate Profersor O. 0. seineugbe —- Terin brs Hebmud Takur = Keno Professor 0.£.U. Ekong = Portatircourt Most uf the nou University institutions hed to stert From temporsry cenpusee eequired by the omission through the co-operstion of the respective State Government concemed; e1thaugh sone af the nev anes Like Kono, Jos end Celeber hich uere former comuses of alder Universities did not experience this initio! problen. The University College, Torin, inherited the conpus of Here Stete Coliege of Technology #8 its tenporcry e=mpus uhile the University of Meteugurt inhorited the cenpus of the former North Crat Collage of Ants end Science (NECSS) to form its nucleus. The institutions aid nat atert femrolLing students until in September 1976 when ell of them ensalled their First sct of stusente =2 new rutononous University institutions in the fields of Gesic Sciences, Hunenities, end Educstion. However, ouing to the fect thet they were starting From scratch, Sokato end Port-Hercourt ure not sble to toke in their first betch of students uring that scsaton. Of the seven University institutions set up, four of them usre Full-Pledges Universities untie the reneining three - Keno, Horin end Port-Hercourt uere crested os University Colleges under specie! relstion= fohip utth the older Universities. The Netionel Universities Commission in its first aoeting in July 1975 effiliated these Colleges respectively to the elder Universities of Amedy dello, Teetsn end Legos. Tt 19 nouever neccessry to recell thet uhen the new University institutions were ennounced esrly in 1975, Port-ercourt end Torin vere designstes 22 *Compusce LUnct Governsent meant By “Conpuses! ‘wos net elecr to the Commission. As 2 result the Commission recommenced 2 ‘thot Hosin, Hono ene Port-Hercourt bs mede University Colleges end effilieted to the elder Universities. This wes eccepted by Government fend inplanented e9 slretdy mentioned, In the course of tim, it become cleor Intsr that specie! seletéen hetuecn ecch of the older Universities ond its foster College were going to be very problenatic both for condenic ond for naninistertive sersone, ubstever efforts ere sede by the individunls involved. The Gonsission therefore set up © Spectel Reletions Conmttce nich secamenced the teminetion of ‘he epecinl reletionship end the up-grnding of the Collages £0 Full Universities. This ues sccepted by the full Netionel Universities Comission onc tronsnitted to Government. The Colleges ech becene fe Tull fledged University 22 from Cotober tet, 1977. Consequent on the ennouncenent of the seven new Universstiea, the Commission ues eunre thet the now institutions uous sequine extensive fcadenic end physical plenning in ander to void uhstaver mistakes mode an the planning of the older Migerton Univessstice. In ecch of the neu institutions, m neu site would nve to be developed ond therefore co-ordinetion end plcnned developsent uns considered to be easenticl. Hence, the Wetionsl Universitiee Comission put fanuesd ite tnptemente- ‘Hon progrene to the Fecerci Executive Counes2 which approved it ond suthorised plenning expondt ture. ‘he Commission sct up tue Plenning Grouse to cdvise it - © Phystent Planning Group for eczh University, whose nepart it hod clresdy recetved end considered, end on scndemte Planning Group. esadente Plonning The setting up of en Aesdente Planning Grave by the Commission wee fined not only et anouring the raid teke off of the neu institutions but elso to ensure that programmes vere not praLirercted indtecrtsinstely thereby prajudicing the maximum utsliastion of funds end of humen end wmeteriol resources. It is worth noting thet this ucs the first tie ‘te country hod on opportunity end the ehelLenge to plon simultsneousty ‘the csteblishment oF meny Universitica end to relate then te the reel reeds and septzetione af the aeepte. -2- {It da Anportant olen to exrhasize thet ths work of the Aenceatc Planning Group ws nat exEried out Sm Saolation Fron those of the Physics) Planning Grrun. lt only thet the new Universities themselves ‘were extensively consulted in this sxereise, the Nemhers of she Group Were oli droun up from the Migerion Universitics and included experts tn ali of the dlacinlines. They tourcd all the neu Universities ond inet not only the cuthorities of thore institutions but those of the State Governments sn eross-saction of ench communtty. Physten) Planning. The new Univaraitis progrmme dominate! the setivitios af the Pryateat Plenning Livision thsoughout 197677 and 4 vouls! almnat ceertatmly ce n> nonin “uring Folimuing yenr. ‘The Fiat port of the new Universstios programs dant with comus planning. Proparstion for this covsrad the following setivities: (4) The selection of consultants (together uith the Fadera Mintatey of Public Suttsings one loske; (41) The nogotintion af foes on resmbursahle expenses (escistad by personnel Fram the Migerion Toun Planing anatitute)s (418) The preprrction of > detalled Form of tgreonent (ossisted by the Feternl Rintstry of Justice); and (4) The sanembly of all hoekoround soterial into m prepoaatory prystecl hriers Seven Consortin were selected by the Commission, onc for each ew Univoraity fron + et of 157 oppliestions from ali prets of the orld fellouing en intarnstionst svertisomsnt, Erch consortium, consisted of Nigsrinn practices Linked te foreign orcups (from six fifrerent countrisa), all widely sxpertenees An University plominoe ‘het tems of roferance inelure sits cnolyais rnd advice about Final selection of the ott Fosasbi2ity stusies and the dovelorment fof one of then intn 9 comprehansive stoned msterpion tonether with bulleing sn fimnetet proseame. Lith such a huge eentrelinod progeme Lt boca nocessnry for the Physicnl Pl-nning Division to nequize outsiv assistance ond this wos achieved throurh the Commission's selection ond engngenent of an eiaht fnulti-professtoral consortium (HUG Ganeultonts = ACSI) uth canasdese ble experiance of uorking in tigqceia one in University Planing. The tems of reference of HUCCEN were to co-ordinate ond monitor ‘tne seven scster planning tana throughout the entire saster olnaning programe: the sattitg up of stondarts eqvering spsce, cost, services lengineering, enviroment, furniture ond enusfment for use within the lentire Untveroity system; an testy, to wor with the Comizeton's stoff ot ali stages of the progranne. For obvious eogrenhten! reoaens the Group Incsted Ate offices ot Hedin. By the end of Hinrch 1977, the Final aite selectinn of 912 new Universities hee been nade aftor extensive exarination of Brekasound Imatertol ond aite investigations; University briefs hod been comtled, land 9 stort on daveloping altcrmative eonpue echanes una well under ways ‘he draft mster plans sre expected to be completed by mid-June. So ‘far the over-ii programme hed been going secnsding to schedule. As part of the naw Universities’ progmamne © visit to che Universities of Logos, Tonden, Ife one ASU une made by the Commission's fun Conaortion CUCCEN), The main oijective of this exercise we to ‘oxomine many audjecte one ast them coyn on aa to provide @ nse of Anformotion about the exparienes of the older Untvorsitiss which could benefit the neuer Universitice in thesis campus penning. This we carried out during tievenbar 197°. fn Interin Stoncneds Guides wns prepared hy the Commission's Consortium and {saved to all of the seven mater planning tears the contents of which ware Incerparated into their schenes. Continuous tscuseion hetvean mater plants, IWC ond the Commission's Gonaartitin vere held throughout the progename, sunolemented hy renerts on site election, hrisfe ond so on by the Conmtcston's Consortiue ne port oF the monitoring exeresee, 2 Octobar 1977, sineusainns ft stnzter well Sn tise shnut sae next stone of tho progronme covering First stags pulling ont atancaede smpionontntson. -3- lone significant innovetion had been introduccd énto the copitel projects progrcame of oil Univeraitice during the Inst fiscal years 1 Se the principle of project ond cost monitoring to qusrtery end eomust returns, These reparts neve encbled the Comission to build up comprehensive documentation about every cepttal project in the Migerian| University Systen unien currently stonds ct 317 projects. Tt hes sls enebied the Comtasion to clocrte, more fairly ond sccurstely, annus cepitel grants to eneh University. cuwerer FOUR STAFFING oF THE ney UNIVERSITIES ‘the Commission identifies staffing ae one of the sost critical problens which ous Univereitics would foe. ut of the estineted 3,000 edditione? tecching stcff needed for our University system, only rbout 41,000 une expected to be obtained Locally through cur postaredunte progremes. The reanining 2,000 wore expected to be recruites from oversees. The Commission reelised thet the recruitment of strf woulé hove to be done’ sither disectly or by intor-institutionsl Linkeges. ‘The Commission therefore decided te send Scouting Teoms to verious fests of the world, to esteblish oversees contacts snd to set op oversees offices in certcin stretegie uarld copitols to fecilitete the efforts of the Univeroitice, pesticulerly the new ones, in thelr ecruttment drive, The Commission also mode = hunber of reconendet ions ‘to Government on how to cssist the Universities to nttrect hone the very meny Wigerian ecedenies now studying or teeching overss Present Stetfing Fosteion: Peucity of the right quclity of University teechers and senor eanintstretive support personnel ucs 9 major ezcblen Fecing #11 the Universities. In most depertrents, such ne in the pre-clinicel Sciences, ‘there vere only 2 skeleton staff of tuo or three tenchers and in sone ‘cones one Usccher, The seriousness of the position is best epprecictes by conpering the 1976/77 nudgeted tenching ste positions with the aeturl situstion in the Universities (aee Tables 6 and ge). The shortage ts most serious in the acfence-tesed oreon. ‘One recon far the shartoge 4e the unruriieDtlity oF quclified Wigeriens ond the sncressing difficulty of sttracting expetriste ‘teschere. In ebeoluts rumors, the proportion of Migerien first depres holders quelified to rend for higher degrees is low in reletion to the denonds for Steff. ut the snell surber, ony © seletively small percentage apt for Nigher ceart The econanie atete of the Nntson sppeers to have © strong denrnd for fresh graduntes, uho regerc the ‘sllovence paid to postoredunte students se unsttrective. ‘The Commission reclising the seriousness of this situstion end the disostrous consgquences St could heve on the grouth af cur University system 4 not crested quickly, decided to sot up © Comittee to look inte -9- ‘Pe concktions of service of University staff ulth « view to improving then. Accordingly, the Universities were duly infarmed ebout this develoonent end were invited to submit sanorends to incleste eress here they thought 1t would be impossible or undeatzeble to hormanice thetr conditions of service, cecording to UdaJt reconmendetions, with the rest of the Public Secvice. ‘The Comittee uss set up errly in the yeer under Athejé Homan Onure end it quickly ext doun ta fees its very sertous 1 urgent sesignnente. ‘The Comission hes slso devoted mich tine in holding regulor ssectings with the Federsi Ministry of Economic Developments ond various Snternotionel ogencies in respect of technicsl resistence progreames for Nigericn Universities, Tt 18 the view of the Commission thet this texnnicel sssistence progrome not enly helps in inpeaving the quslity of the existing strrF of the University, it $2 cleo one of the aurest eye of ottracting highercted cendenic staff fran developed countries 49 serve in our Universities For pacific periods, thereby improving the ‘stefting situetion in our Univerasties. The Federnl Ministry of Econonte Developments hes dispiryed comendebie co-gperstion end understending sn thts regore. Tt As slue pertinent te mention the necting which the Comission hes been holding uith the Fadersl Ministsy of Eetcblishnents to explore loys of improving the service conditions of our Universities uith © view te not only srrasting the exodus of aterf from Universities but cleo to attracting qurlifies personel From other sectors into the University systen, Issues uhich the Comiseten hus been negotisting with the Federel Mintetey of Estcbltshmnts include such actters o8 supplonentotion for expstrtete contract staff, responsibility stlounes for University stoft, end inproved gradings for certain categories oF StaFF inom the Commission had reesone to believe uere inedequetely grededs Te Se the view oF the Gannission thot genczel improvement in some of ‘these sree8 vould go some wry in improving the present incdequete staffing position in our Universities. Teble © gives the distribution Of ecndenic staff by grade ond netionrlity for the yeors 1974/75 end -we 1975/76, Expnteintes still seeaunt far the grester proportion of professors. igerisrs hovever ake up the grester proportion of tots) tosching stort. This section cennat be concluded without emphosizing the uncomentsl problem of the involvanont of the Federel Ministry of Esteplisnments in eternining the conditions of service oF University steft. This te generolly constcered to be one of the snonaliss of hamontaction uiich tends to negnte thet partion of the Coumiseion's decree unich invastec the Letter body with the euthority te hendie oll notters in respect of the conditions of service of the steff of the Penning for the Future The insbility of © University to recruit nil Ste necded eter does not necesserily inply thet the particuler University util nat function. Tt nouever implies thet the ecodomic progremics of the University will rot be offered in the aurlity end with the effectiveness expected. In the estinction of the Comntesion, only © deliberste policy of encquraging ell qunlifies Migerton gratustes to opt for postgraducte higher depreze uno uill theresfter tke up University teaching anc resurseh positions eon luce to ch eventusl renowsl of the shortoge. In the short-run, 9! er effort thon nitherto aught to be mode to recruit quolified ligertone sbrord ond sncourege then to return hone. The Comaission hs excnined thie mstter thorcughly end is of the view thot tha following step cre imperstive in order to echtove marningful GD thot ettenpts cheuld be mede te Find aut the numbere oF tigeriens in North dnezten ond Euzape, their lecetione using higerian Missions cad the smpending WC Offices (40 privete postgreduste students oversee in disciplines fof urgent inportence to the Universities, especielly the new ones, should be considered For Government sponsorship or Loens; (411) thet petter conteets be establishes vith the Migextens rerond by mean of aversons offices which the Conmisaian would eet on; Gv) thet Universities be sore forthcoming ond syepstnetic in ddesting uith epplicetions from Mgeriens cbrasds (v) thet special ettroctive honsuord trovel condition be worked ut in order to enee the Rerdship of those wishing to return; (AD thet Anter-institutionet (Government, University, WU ete.) Listson ie aquired to enbere upon Unie deltberste policy to bring the willing figeriens back home. There should, ‘therefore be mutuel exchenge of cenidste curniculue vitee smong the employing agencies: G1) thot the WUE be sUleceted © sum of £2 miztion in tne fret inetenee, end i adlLion smunlly for the purpo of reopting secsuros to bring Mgerions hone, including rents to Universities far tnie purposes (itt) thet the Facoral Mtlitery Goverment mekes 2 grant of 500,000 cnnueliy to the WUC to poy for the re-tnburscble: expenees of sone of the Gversers argonisstions thet ere fessiating in the recruitment of ster? far the Migerion University systen. In the shost-sun, grant efforts should oleo be mace to recrust experienced Foreigners to give seatenie lendership end direction in the setonce-besud czars whore the shortage 4s nost cute (eee TeDle 96). Expotriste recruitment hos been difficult far the Universities becouse of verious laced conetroints, such ce lovels of asleries, non-eveiisbility of sultcble Living accanmedstion, snd sui sie schools for thelr ehitsran. There vos clao the preblen of entry visos. This lee resolved through # nou understending between the Canniseian end the Ministry of Internol APFoire hereby eny secruited sxpatriste member Of staff 1s autonsticolly given s thres-nanth antsy vian upon presente tion to the eppropricte tigerion Mission sorand of » letter af sprointnent from nny Nigessen University. The vises would then be rogulertsed on eprivel in tigeris. The United Kingdon ne bean s mejor foreign source af tesching Staff. Up to 1975/96, through o technics] co-operction exzungement, the seleries ond other personel enalunenta of Aritish Professors end Lecturess in higerien Universities vere supplemented by the British Government. In the 1976/77 ocademic yerr © nev co-operction egreenent {in nich part of the supplenentetion fund urs to be provised from huigerion sources ura suggested by the Sritisn Governnent, This nave erractively plseed collings on the numbers of British stoff hich the Gritish Government wna willing to susport. The UdoSi-Uitiions selery sceles, theugh competitive with British University seleries in the lover lectureship gredes, axe not competitive dn the cose of Senior Lecturers and Professors for uho= Migeria hes the grectest needs, Rigerion atleries cre rao no! wumueussive unth university eelertes in the English-sperking countries of Worth Arerice ~ isi. end Genres Recrultment in the rest of Eurons is made officult, not only becouse of aur lover srlery levels but elso by the Lenguese ‘the Comission in its efforts te ensure the susport of foreign institutions sent out tuo Scouting Missions in May/Buty 1976, one Mission to the U.K. end cantinentel Europe led by Professor Oisd=po, ember of the Netionel Universities Comision end the other term to North fmerico led by the Executive Secretery. It becene evident to ‘tne Comiseion fron the reports af the tuo Missions thet direct recrutt- rent of foreign stoff wilt te very svnensive (see Teble 10). Even with the ovellebiiity of monice requized, ona, ‘<1y ‘ow high eelibre eendenics sould be 0 ettrocted in the arene of grcatcet shortege of terehing strft, ronely; Medicine, Engineering ond Technology, Agriculture ond Vetsrincry Medicine, ond Architecture, 11 the countriss visited reported their un level of shortogs end grent dancnds for such persons, HHeny forsign snatitutions however expressed interest in sone form of Linkoge arrengenent with Wigerion Universities provides the necessery func could be found to service the overheeds of such. Under the Links serongenent, © developed depertment or Faculty in the oversees country anters into nutucl coreenent with the developing or neu progrenne An the igesten University to sasist in the development of currieule, treining of potentict Feculty mesbers ond in the supply of teschers to give tirection ond lesderenip in the ace. The cost to the Nigerten University of the Links errongement could Srvolve the hone selery ond toes} ltouences of the seconded foreign steFt, his travel expenses end his residentiel provision in fiigerie, It will cleo involve the costs of tzetning figerien counterparts in the oversecs inststutions. ‘The Linknge sfrengement is sound, neccuse once o developed institu ‘ion ebrod ogress to the exrengonent, it sees it to be Sts meson esponsibility to support the ceveloping pragronne te ncturity. Tmasough the Linkege crrengenent, meny of the progeenmes in the older Universities were developed. Examples of such Linksges cre the Feculty of Agriculture, University of Ife uith the University of Wisconsin, esison; the Feeulty of Veterincry Medicine, amody Belle University ith Woneaa State University; the Univerasty of Migeris in ite esrly tegce uith the Michigon Stote University; end the Schoots of Business Studies, University of Lagos uith New York University. Qvereers attices In view of the Jerge demande For qualified Nigerians ebroré end tor foreign eccdenics, the Commission in sgreenent uith the Carmitts: of Vice-Chencellors decides to set up oversees offices initielly in London, Ueshington, Crise, end Otteus uith the Following responsibilities: G3) Stofr sccruttnent - the office will be responsible for revertisenents of ateff requirements omensting from the Universities nnd far calleting end Torwerding epplicstions received therefrom to the respective University for nesssscry anort~Listing. The Office will else be responsible For the serengenent of interviews end the setting up of penels in secordence uith the uiahes of the University concerned. (41) Generel infommetion ond publiesty on the figerion University (itt) srrongemant for ene the plecenant of University ster on pott-graduste snd other stoff development courses in Overscos Universities sccarding to the needs of Migerien Universities. (iv) Servicing of inter-instt tutions) Linkoges betueen higerion Univerai ties ond Oversees institutions. (w) Sepvieing Technioel dasiatenee and Co-operntion egrecnents. (tJ Purchase and supplies se required by the Universities tnd the Conesssion. (vit) Generel Uelfare of University steft in Gversees countries or in troneit, Ancluding coneulcr preslens. ‘The Ménkstey of Externel “ffeize woe consulted on the matter ond Ste ‘genorel eprecnent recctved. The Commission hee been successful in opening foreign bene recount An three of thoes centres: Un ington, Ottnun ant London. In edattsen te opening these benk eccounts, © centre foreign exchenge cpprovel fayaten nes been set up for the Secneteriet and the Universities. All the neu Universitice unich hed no foreign offices, end consuquently no Foreign Benk secounta, now pertictpete in this scheme. The scheme simply involved s centralised epplication for foreign exchange epprovel ‘or end on boheif of the Universitice, then the mount {2 epproved, ellccetion are neds to the Universities secording te individuel need ‘or foreign currencies. This scheng has nav obviated the multiplicity Of epplicetion unten ned previously inundeted the Federel Ministry of Finones. Under the systen, the Universities exe required to render on fccaunt to the Commission on the utilisstion meds of the Foreign exchange elloceted to than. The cceounts 29 rendered are then used 8 oboeis for further epplicetion to the Federel hinistey of Finence, ‘he Nigerion Universities hed hitherto cech neintatned offices An London, In consultstion uith then, At ues eored to phore out thoir seperate offices. The WUC UFfiee in Londen ui22 be responsible far services Sn the whole of Eurone- Stucene-Stetf Ratios: ‘The present policies of the Commission on Student-Tencher Rettc ere For system avenge Figure of 1% <8 Figure of 7:1 48 eLloved For © discipline cuen 22 Mediesne, ‘21 for the other setences ond shout 15:1 In the Arte-pesed disciplines; Eautation 85¢4.° ‘The Student-Tecchur Rrtioe by discipline in exch University during the 1976/77 yeor ore given in Teble 3b. The Studont-Teacher Aetio is thought to be one index of messurenant of the quelity of instruction. = A tow retio ie usury consicerod to be © goad indicotor of tescherst offective contoct with students. fin sverage sotto of 12:1 compares very fevourebly with the overoge ratio of 10:1 in mast UsM, Universities. ‘ine 12:1 rete ower compares poorly uith en averege retio of about 20:1 An nest U.5. Universities. In the U.S. feculty members drau conaiderable support from graduate escistents who sasist in problem sesetons, merking of cless exercises end lenorstory cenonatrstion. Foculty senbers in Wigoris heve very Little or no such support. The U.S. Anstitutions ere elec well-encoued in instauctionel aics. Therefare, Feculty senders in the U.S. snstitutions do not nest te hove 98 many contect hours uith their students ne the scedunses An Nigerian Universi~ ‘Hes. Besides, bectuse of the scorcity of reeding nateriols, tne reletively slow resding eBility in English of most leigerton students, fend becouse of the difficulty of comrshoning nes ideo very quickly fn English, Rigersen Faculty members must devote o grester tine to ‘teaching than co theiz counterparts in other countries where English fe the nctive Iongurge. There neve becn slow but steedy ineresses in these ratios uith the grovth of cech University. The olser Universities ore yet to cchisve ‘the moximum rotios in most disciplines. One resson for their low? relics in sone disciplines Je the existence of sone deportments unten ettrect relotively fou students. § terching dapertnent must cory 2 Iminimie quote of terehing stoff Srrespective of whether oF not Lt nes 5 minioun number of tesehing start te necessory bbeceuse the verious srere of spectelisetion into hich the perticuler subject Le divided must be mmno¢ by experts in the Field. Such ceport- rents with little ettrection for students were intraduced by the Universities ct © tine uhen there use Little oF no centre} plemning Expension Procremes ‘The gfgentie expansion in University eduention in the country $= Uunderecored in the establishment of seven new Universities Icceted one veh An Sokoto, Jos, Heiduguet, Keno, Torin, Port~Horcourt end Golsber. The Gomission une fully cucre thet the plenned end co-oreineted =e ‘evelopment of thoes new inetitutions uere very crucinl and for this recson 4 ongaged shout GOR of the work of the Comission"s Seoreterict. Contrel ecedente plenning, utth recomendations going doun to the runbers of deportnent in eseh Feculty hed elmost been completed. Sintierly, physics) moaterplenning ond the Ioying doun of the Sulléinge fond space stendare hve progressed sctisfoctorily. The Commission ceststed grestly in fretlitoting stoff recruitment of both ligerisne end exetrictes, The older Universities continued to expend while the new ones were opersting From temornry aites. Eech ane of the Universities needs to spend over {20 million annuolly on eopitel evelopment to erect hostels, staf houses end other amenities. Utuneteny, the grouth of student numbers in eoch of the older Universities 4s projected st 10,000, Postgrrdunte terehing, reeensch, end public service continued to expend. upren FIve SONDTTTONS OF SERVICE IN THE UUIVERSITIES (0) Hormontertion: Tha Commission hod not yet bean reconstituted unen the hormonisr ton exercises took place in the public service following the Government Unite Peper an the ceconmencations of the Public Service Review Commission by Udo end ef the Uillions Review Fenel. Tis ues eso one of the sost serious prustene the Commission hed ta grepole llth efter its incugurstion becouse the University system uns elesrly Sisscticried with the cutsone of the Udest Comission. ‘The inpect of the tot Salcry Review Commission os it releted to the University syetem Begon to be felt early in 1975. The Udosé ‘Commission heswenised the scleries end conditions of service, including retiromant ene pension benefits of University stnft vith those of the fother public sectors. The Universities hed strong reservstions with Imony espects of the Udoji Revicu. song the reservetions ues the plecenent of Professare end sono Frincioel Officers of the Universities - Rogistrere, urscrs cnd Univeresty Libroriens on salory grade level 15. This ues seen os = mejor Goperture fron the enrlter existing relatianshis betugen the sclertes of Professors ond the asleries of conpnrsble positions in other public service sectors. For exemple, the Government Unite Paper on tho Ucoi Commission Report graded Federal Pernenent Secreteries ot aslery grove level §.M 6 ar S. 7, Gefore the UeosE Commission, the Pemcnent Scercteriss nttrected sclnsise which vere siniler to those of the Professors. the Wilions! Revieu Penel, which Smadiately followed crter the strong protests over Uso{i, met sone of the doncnds of the University staff but there senined n surbor of serious unresolved problans of hesmontention thot the Conmission wes left ‘to foce. These were not only with reperes to greding, but to non renunerotive cspects of hromonisction such ea retiring og9, pensions, letve and the Likes From the Conniseton's point of vieu, St ues clesr thot complete hnemonisetion of the conditions of service in the Univereitics uith the est of the public sector hed sericus repercussions, The Comission hed been engeged curing this period in trying #2 unravel the consequences of romonisction such cs super-nruction, relative grtaims, vaestion - 6. eave ete. The Comission hos thus been exploring ell the weys one rnecns of ronetying the undesiroble cspects of the harsonisstion exercise. ‘The hermaniaetion of conditions of service hrs brought into ‘question the Gomission's role in the periodic review of the conditions of service for University steff ex stipulated in ite decree. The Comission had found itself hoving to spproech the Federel Ministry of Eateblistents on virturlly every cepects of the conditions of service for University staff. Although the Kinistry of Esteblishnents hes been reasonably cooperative ond understanding, there is little ‘coubt cbout the need to restore the Contaston's position os the ‘secognisad authority far repuleting the conditions of serviee for uigersen Universi ties. (8) scHDENT sao peNSrON SoHENE, (4) Wigerten Universitice Joint Superennustion Scheme (WUISS Fotloutng Government directive thet Universities should ebendon hanes end Sebibe the Retionel Pensions Schene ‘tet superonnuetion for Public Servants, the WISS/FSSU Formerly in existence ot the Untversitics uore discontinued with effect from 20th of September, 1975. In order to set up o now ponsion achene to replace the MISS and FSSU, At ues necessery to onend the ceed af the former scheme, to ellow for tronafere of funde out of the scheme to any other scheme which would be ‘set up. The Comission hes been successful in obtoining cpprovel from the Joint Tex Bosrd to make tenefer cut of the existing fund. The ‘=pprovel which hes been received from the Joint Tox 8¢ 4s to be xccuted by solicitors ond cizculnted to Universities for revifiesticn, ‘one this 42 in proces ory to point out that eny new Schone unich will be eetcblished will hove to be funded in respect of post service benefit" ar the "wosted benefit" of employees for the Antervening period Septenber 1975 to the date of introduction, af coy feu scheme, To this end, discussions were held uith tuo Ineurence Companies - NICON sn nartecn International = with e view to subeitting propossls end quotations. During the protected discussion, it wes Gtecovered thet © Iorge sum oF money woud be required to fund > new pension scheme on sccount af "pest service benefit" or the “vested ane benefits! of enpleyece af the Univeresties who ore covered under the ‘the formar schons, Gecruse of the genezel finmeisl etturticn in the country, the Commission sought to zecaver either the Cosh Surrender Value (GSU), oF the pri up velue (FUP) of the policies uncer the suspended MUJSS/FSSU. The enaunt to be reelized, it is hoped, wil fund the new schone to some extent ond the deficit ofter on scturiel foterminction vill be scught from Gevesrmant. Tt ace discovered thet ‘the recovery of CSV cnd PUP would be ofFicult Deceuse the Liquicnticns ff the old achome would put the ingurence companies in grave Fincnesat ifficultsce. Im sdeition, colassel losses would ue suffered by the trustezs cf the cefunct scheme AF "Cran Surrencer clus! wee chosen lover the "Frid up Velust becrues the former youle Anvelve forced reslizction of both short end long tenn investments to whieh the resources of the insurence compsniss hrve long been committed. In order to find s solution to this prablen, = resting with ell the pertictpsting Aingurence compentes ure held in October 1977 to work out 9 Lees peinful process of recovering etther the Creh Surrender Value oF the Peld up Vetus of the policies under the susaended pensions schone. (GL The tou Penetone Senome for the University Stoft Since the MUD ond the Inckuvicuel Univeraitice ore stctutory Decies which should, Like NEP ene the Nigeria Reslicy Corpoection, hove ‘their oun pensions scheme ond, c# hes alee been decided ot © meeting Detucen the NUE cnc Federal Ministry of Esteblishmants, the Comission pointed pensiens consultents te ncvise it on the eltemotive srys of festoblishing © pensions sohone fer the Universities. The consultents we now randereé > report unten elecrly fovaure the setting up of on Andependent University Tnsuronce Gonprny (MICO). The molalitios of bringing this ints existence s= uc} ne mechinory oecsssory far its speretion nro still being worked aut before the Commission considers the scheme for cppravel. It shoul, in the expert opinion of the Pensions consuitents, be o funded cheno. Gi) Panaton Schene for MUG Stse At o meeting betuoen the Fodssnl Kinistry oF Eetcblishents end ‘he Executive Secretory of the Notionel Univorsttice Comossion on 28 Fobruery 2, 1977, it ues decided thot HUG should study the wry ond rmenner the Reflueye end stionsl Electric Paver Authority ere opereting theie pension schenee. To this end, the scheme in operstion et the NNotionel Electric Pouer Authority uns studied utth r view to edopting Lt efter necessary notificntions, for use ct the Comission. Tt hse however, been Found thet the schene in operction nt NEPA ie not euitenie for ecoption et the Cornisaton becsuse of the technical personne required to opemte the schene end the present busget of the Conmtssion hich dogs not at the sonent, sppen to Justify 2 sepercte peneions depsrtnent. fe result the Hnericen Intesn-tionel Inaurence Compeny hos been esked to look into the possibility of managing such © achene ‘for the Commission. (4) Sroup Persone) sooident Cover ‘he Conditions of Service of the Commission sroviced far sccessonn socident cover for stotutory Nesbera of the Commission ne well rs for the steft of the Secretsrint erch tine © Comission Nenber oF en officer se travelling on Commission's duties. This cover may also be rrronged on e continuous bests snd the Commission hes chosen the permanent srrongenent ©9 on eltemstive. Agsin, two Ineurence Conponies ~ Nuicon snd wnerican Internstionel were invited to subeit proposels and n teblec before quotations. These Neve nou been received ond have bt the Comission for study end spprovel. Atheugh the Scheme hes now been epproves, it hes not bean possible to set up the Schene becruss ff the Leck of funds. gueren S14: SIugeurs Gener In the 1976/77 neadante yesr, eleven out of the thirteen University Anstitutions enrolled students in reguicr University courses. The University College, Torin, smnstted ite Firat eet of students utth en initiol enrolment of 200 én tts crowded tenporcry site Fret2ities. ‘The University of Sokoto ond the University College, Port-Harcourt, could not develop their temporary Feetiities feet enaugh te be cble to fsnrol reguler students. The University College, Port-Hercourt, ren © spectel programe of University prepnrstory courses far students in ‘the Post-Hnrcourt eres. The students in preparetory courses were not striculeted students of tne College snd the College did not consider Atself bound to guarantee thes cffers of eduisaion into reguler undergreduste courses in ths future. satogether, the Univeresties budgeted for = totel enrolment of shout 42,500. This Figure aie not include, the enrolments budgeted For the orgontsed sub-dagree institutions (Schools of Agriculture ond ‘Advonesd Teschers Colleges) sttoched to shmedy Gello University, Zerie, fond the University of Ife. The actunl enrolment in the Universities stood et 39,606. Leck of quciified 6.C.E. A-level entrents 2nd G.0.€. O-tevel entrants of the right mbiZity uss the mejor factor responsible or the shertfrlla in enrolments of ns much ¢ 5.5% below bucgeted velues. The older Universities hrve responded fevaurcbly to the request of the Commission to excond postgretuste courses. In the 1976/77 ecdumic yeer nbout 600 neu postgrsdunte Migher degree students vere ‘cdndtted into veriovs postgrecuste courses. xbout 309 othere were ednitted for vortous portgreducte diplone courses. Distribution of Students ‘he eistribution of students by University end Level is shoun in Tebles 2 end 3 for the yeors 1875/76 end 1976/77 respectively. tn the veer 1976/77 the percentage ef students in Science-besed programe Ws cbout G1LEK; In Arte-besed 36.6% ond 17.6% in Eduction. The corresponding Figures for the 1975/76 ecadenic yerr were shout LOR, 62% end 15.9% respectively. Th averctl enrolments in the Universtty-systen 2s =. hove groun in fevaur of the sotences onc ecucetion. The level of setence-besed enzolnant J¢ still snort of the artional terget of 62. ‘he receon Lies in the fact thet the proportion of science-brsed students 4n the pool of quclified seconcrry grrduntes ie still fer short of the rushers required by the Universities. The shortfell in science enrolsent can only be attained in the short-run by corrective plenning fn the Seconcery Schools. In this regord ue sre plessed thet the Federe1 Government snd the Feders1 Niniatey of Educetion 4n recognition lf the proper enchesis on science in aur Schools end Coleges hove Anitioted Stusy-Graupe te review ond moke reconmendctions for the ropid lexpension end develonrent of Science cnc Technology. the Cannission yes lao exercised sone initiotive by urging ell relevant University departments to sasist in the solution of the problena posed by neking clover contacts betucen thelr staff and the schools in theis orece. Enrolnente by university Teblee 2 end 3 sso shou the distribution of tetel enzolnants by University in the Toculty-besed progsranee. Ae een be econ, Thcden University ensole the lergest nurber of degree students, In Five out of Ste eight Focultica, st se sirendy enrolting welt aver 1,000 students 4p eeeh of the Faculties: Sclenes in Neukke; Eduestion, Arte and Social Setence in Znrin; ond slso Educetion in Leges. Host of the Univarestice hove enrolled their punbers in over-croutec fectiities, In t represent shout the upper Limit ta unich eny Feculty ahoulé grow. Thus ‘the University of Ibadon, hee ctteined te grouth Limit in most of ite Ensolente by Geogreghice ines: Teble 4 gives the breckdaun of totel enrolment by student plece of geographicel origin. In relotion te their populetion, some Stotes recount For very feu studante. ke the Usst African School CertiFieste nd G.C.€. O-level results in Teble S shou, the puol of surilcble students Ls very Lintted to those Stztes. Foreign Stusents ‘he Universities hue continued to atteact forsign stucents fram

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