Former NOUN VC warns universities against ‘diploma disease,’ calls for skills-driven future

Dailytrust | 05-02-2026 06:39pm |

The Fourth Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu, has warned that Nigerian universities risk becoming irrelevant if they continue to prioritise certificates over skills in an era shaped by artificial intelligence and global uncertainty. Adamu gave the warning on Tuesday, while delivering a valedictory presentation to the

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