The Academic Staff Union of Universities has warned the federal government against plans to scrap courses it described as “irrelevant” in Nigerian universities.
The union, under its Bauchi Zone, issued the warning during a press conference in Bauchi on Wednesday, where it drew attention to issues threatening industrial harmony in the university system.
Speaking during the briefing, the Zonal Coordinator of ASUU Bauchi Zone, Comrade Namo Timothy, described the federal government’s recent pronouncement on scrapping some courses in public universities as “bizarre.”
The Federal Government had, on April 26, 2026, during the “Renewed Hope Conversation” with students of the University of Abuja, announced plans to phase out courses considered irrelevant to the country’s economic future from the university system.
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, had said the era of studying courses with limited real-world value was ending, adding that the government was intensifying efforts to align university education with labour market demands and global trends.
