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Delegation from the Ministry of Tertiary Education and NAAC Staff during the official inspection visit to Nubian American Advanced College on 17 February 2026.

Official Inspection Visit by the Ministry of Tertiary Education

Nubian American Advanced College (NAAC) was honored to receive a distinguished delegation from the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Lagos State, on 17 February 2026 for an official inspection visit following our formal Expression of Interest to establish a developmental working relationship with the Ministry.

The visit represents an important step in the engagement process regarding NAAC’s proposal to deliver a Free One-Day Specialized Executive AI Training for senior educators and policy leaders within the State’s tertiary education system.

Interaction with NAAC leadership

Background to the Engageme

Earlier in February 2026, NAAC formally submitted a proposal to partner with the Ministry in advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness across Lagos State government-owned tertiary institutions.

The proposal outlined a strategic executive training initiative designed to:

▪ Enhance AI literacy and strategic awareness among senior education leaders and policy makers
▪ Accelerate digital transformation within public tertiary institutions
▪ Align institutional leadership priorities with Lagos State’s long-term development agenda
▪ Promote structured, ethical, and responsible AI adoption within government education systems
▪ Strengthen evidence-based decision-making through emerging technology insight
▪ Establish a coordinated framework for AI strategy development across institutions

Purpose of the Inspection Visit

The Ministry’s delegation toured NAAC’s campus facilities to assess:

  • • Learning and training environments
    • Digital and technological infrastructure
    • Hybrid training delivery capabilities
    • Institutional readiness for executive-level programs

The inspection provided an opportunity for constructive dialogue and clarification on operational, technical, and academic delivery components of the proposed Executive AI Training.

Inspection of hybrid learning infrastructure Engagement session with NAAC leadership team

NAAC’s Institutional Capacity

During the visit, the delegation reviewed the College’s operational and technological capabilities, including:

• Smart-enabled learning facilities
• Microsoft 365–based learning platforms
• Hybrid in-person and virtual training infrastructure
• Administrative and executive training spaces

The engagement reaffirmed NAAC’s readiness to deliver globally aligned, technology-driven educational solutions modeled after the U.S. Community College system and tailored to emerging workforce demands.

Commitment to Strategic Collaboration

Nubian American Advanced College remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting Lagos State’s educational advancement objectives and its long-term development agenda toward 2052, particularly in advancing technology-driven workforce development.

We appreciate the Ministry’s thorough and professional engagement and look forward to sustained collaboration in strengthening AI readiness and accelerating digital transformation within the tertiary education sector.

Closing Statement

The inspection visit represents a significant milestone in NAAC’s institutional development journey and reflects a shared commitment to innovation, excellence, and forward-looking education policy in Lagos State.

NECA Hosts Courtesy Visit from Nubian American Advanced College Provost

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Date: Friday, 1st August 2025

The Director-General of NECA warmly received a courtesy visit from Prof. Patrick I. Oyinkari, Provost of the Nubian American Advanced College (NAAC), and Mr. Dagogo Aki, who represented the Chief Promoter of the College, Dr. Azhinoto Ikpah.

Appreciation for Keynote Participation

In recognition of the Director-General’s participation as Keynote Speaker at the NAAC Business Leadership Roundtable on Tertiary Education in Nigeria (held on July 23rd), the Provost presented a commemorative plaque to express the institution’s gratitude.

The Roundtable brought together key stakeholders to discuss strategic reforms and opportunities within Nigeria’s tertiary education sector.

Discussions on Education–Industry Synergy

During the visit, conversations emphasized the critical need for stronger collaboration between educational institutions and the private sector. Key areas of focus included:

Aligning academic curricula with the evolving needs of today’s workforce

Enhancing partnerships to foster skills development

Driving reforms that will position Nigeria’s tertiary education for global competitiveness

NECA’s Growing Role

This visit highlights the increasing recognition of NECA’s role in advancing dialogue and partnerships at the intersection of education, policy, and enterprise development.

With continued engagement, NECA remains committed to building bridges between academia and industry to empower the next generation of leaders.

 

NUBIAN: Stemming the tide of graduate unemployability

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NUBIAN: Stemming the tide of graduate unemployability

Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions across the country churn out every year thousands of graduates in diverse professional careers for employment in the labour market. Before 1990s, Nigerian post-graduate students had employment opportunities with mouth-watering offers in both public and private sectors awaiting them before graduating from their tertiary institutions. Most of them were employable with impressive skills aside certificates from their universities and other institutions.

Today, employment opportunities awaiting post-graduate students on graduating from school is fast declining; if not non-existence again. Many will attribute this declining to the poor economy of the country today hindering creation of more job opportunities and the shutting down of many moribound public and private companies or enterprises that were hitherto creating job oportunities. Aside this, most graduates being churned out today by many tertiary institutions are graded unemployable due to inadequate training and low skills from a deteriorating Nigeria’s educational system. The increasing rate of unemployability of Nigerian graduates today has caught the attentions of many of Nigeria’s educational sector’s stakeholders to stem the tide of lots of Nigerian graduates unemployability in the labour market.

Nubian American Advanced College (NACC); a major stakeholder in the Nigeria’s educational sector expressed profound concerns over the growing rate of graduate unemployability at its recent one-day Business Leadership Roundtable conference themed: Realigning Tertiary Educational for Nigeria’s Growth and Sustainable Development. One major discourse at the roundtable was graduate unemployability with solutions proffered by some seasoned stakeholders from both Nigeria’s educational and busimess sectors as speakers at the meeting.

Dr. Azhinoto Ozodio Ikpah, PhD, Chief Promoter of Nubian American Advanced College (NAAC) in his address to the participants at the one –day Business Leadership Roundtable said education should serve as the link between business/industry and the community/society. He noted that businesses exist in the environment and needs the people in the same environment to carry out its functions and operations.

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It was sheer excitement on Tuesday, July 15th, when the management of Nubian American Advanced College (NAAC), Lekki, Lagos, welcomed a high-powered delegation from Johnson C. Smith University (JSCU), USA.

The colourful event, tagged a “Welcome Reception”, was put together by NAAC in
honour of JSCU’s President, Dr. Valerie Kinloch, and to officially announce its partnership with the US-based university.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Jerome Griffin, President of NAAC, stated that the future of education in various countries, including the US, Canada and the continent of Africa, had been impacted by artificial intelligence technology and by technology as a whole

He stated that Nubian is seeking to create a relationship between historical black colleges and universities in America to ensure that students of both institutions are engaged to be able to understand and change some of the problems they would face in the future.

While noting that over 70 percent of the Nigerian population is under the age of 25, he stated that both universities in the partnership understand that the direction of the future and the world is to empower young people with the power to be able to change problems such as climate change, robotics and being able to educate a child in Abuja and another in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the same time.

Reacting to the challenges that might arise due to a bad network signal, considering that the advanced college pride itself with having llecturers all over the world and it’s student can receive lectures virtually, Dr. Griffin revealed that the Microsoft platform being used by NAAC ensures that their students, either in Nigeria or the United States and the faculty can all engage at the same time. Also, he stated that the institution is working to ensure that the standard in NAAC is at par with what is obtainable in the United States.

On her part, Dr. Kinloch noted that the collaboration is the beginning of a global partnership that is needed, adding that both institutions share the same passion about education.

Kinloch further stated that she is not only excited to support NAAC, but wants Nubian to also support the work they would do in collaboration with each other. She added that JSCU builds partnerships with others who have the same commitment to educating diverse people and educating across the globe.

Meanwhile, the Provost and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NAAC, Mr. Patrick Ida Oyinkari, revealed that Nubian is recognized and approved by the federal ministry of education for the federal government of Nigeria, and accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).

According to him, NAAC runs a two-year program associated with the community college model in the US, which is akin to the associate degree granted in the United States. added that NAAC is walking into a community to ensure that no one is left without having something useful and meaningful to do in society.

Ida Oyinkari, who also noted that the advanced college is built to stand on a tripod as a college, as an educational institution and to bridge the community with industries,

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The Provost of Nubian American Advanced College (NAAC), Prof. Patrick Oyinkari, has charged newly admitted students to embrace excellence, discipline, and innovation on their academic journey.

Speaking during the college’s maiden matriculation ceremony for the 2024/2025 academic session in Lagos, Prof. Oyinkari urged students to see their admission as a call to purpose, emphasizing integrity, hard work, and self-development.

“Your success depends on your commitment. The college will play its part, but it is your application of knowledge, discipline, and innovation that will bring you into prominence,” he stated

He encouraged the students to see themselves as lights on hilltops, prepared to meet societal and industry expectations upon graduation.

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