The National Universities Commission has directed all Nigerian universities to immediately stop admitting students into Higher National Diploma to Bachelor of Science conversion and top-up programmes.
The directive, issued in May 2026, aims to enforce regulatory compliance and maintain academic standards.
Kwara State University, Malete, has already announced it will discontinue its Top-Up/HND Conversion programme from the 2025/2026 academic session onward. Other universities, including Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, have issued similar notices....... .
