Beyond the certificate: Why COREN must be in the classroom before the gate

On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the National Universities Commission (NUC) issued a public notice reasserting itself as the sole body empowered to accredit undergraduate degree programmes in Nigeria. The notice reignited a long-running quarrel: should the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) accredit engineering programmes while students are still in the classroom, […]