The Federal Government said it has increased the number of disciplines in the Nigerian University System to 17.
Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Abubakar Rasheed, made this known in a breakdown of the disciplines in Abuja on Monday.
Rasheed stated that the radical re-engineering of the curricula in Nigerian universities is tailored to meet global standards and international best practices towards.
The Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards which were brought about after a comprehensive review of Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards currently in use were unveiled to the public on Monday.