{"id":27969,"date":"2024-04-18T14:44:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=27969"},"modified":"2024-04-18T14:45:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:45:59","slug":"tinubu-directs-noun-graduates-to-nysc-law-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/18\/tinubu-directs-noun-graduates-to-nysc-law-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Directs NOUN Graduates to NYSC, Law School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Gabriella Ogbu<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a moment of joy for graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) as President Bola Tinubu has directed the inclusion of NOUN graduates in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program and admission to law schools across the country. Tinubu&#8217;s directive, delivered at NOUN&#8217;s 13th convocation ceremony on Saturday, April 13, signifies an end to the longstanding practice of excluding NOUN graduates from these opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Represented by Noel Salihu, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Tinubu emphasized the importance of providing equitable opportunities for NOUN graduates. He instructed the Federal Ministry of Education to address any remaining issues or uncertainties promptly to ensure the smooth implementation of his directive.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu highlighted the significance of Open and Distance Education in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, reaffirming his government&#8217;s commitment to enhancing the quality, accessibility, and affordability of education in Nigeria. He pledged to continue efforts to expand access to higher education across the country, recognizing the vital role it plays in national development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gabriella Ogbu It&#8217;s a moment of joy for graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) as President Bola Tinubu has directed the inclusion of NOUN graduates in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program and admission to law schools across the country. Tinubu&#8217;s directive, delivered at NOUN&#8217;s 13th convocation ceremony on Saturday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":27973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27974,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27969\/revisions\/27974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}