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Abuja - The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the blacklisting of five additional “fake” universities bringing to a total of 15 of such this year alone, so far closed and operating illegally, in the Nigeria.

The blacklisted schools are Blacksmith University, Awka, St Paul University College, Awka, both in Anambra State; and, Rev. D.O. Ockiya College of Theology and Management Sciences, Ogbia, Bayelsa State.

Others are University of Applied Science and Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin; University of Industry, Yaba, Lagos.

According to a release in Abuja, the Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof Julius Okojie, warned parents and students against patronizing such schools.

An article in the Nigerian Tribune today, pointed out that the FG has recently abolished two popular subjects that some of us cannot forget for a long time - Integrated Science (IS) and Introductory Technology (IT). It brings back some great memories to me about those subjects. These were subjects that were the practical foundation for a university career in the Sciences (I studied Industrial Chemistry for First degree and Geochemistry for Masters). Integrated Science was a subject that combined all three core science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology - PhyChemBa as we called them in those days) together. I was not much of a fan of Introductory Technology, but I had lots of friends who cherished taking that subject twice a week.  This has led to careers in Engineering for a whole lot of people.

I wonder what people’s take on the abolition of these two impotant subjects are. By the way, read the full story from the Nigerian Tribune: www.tribune.com.ng/09112007/news/news14.html ¼/p>

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