{"id":3075,"date":"2012-08-14T18:57:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T17:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=3075"},"modified":"2012-08-14T18:57:43","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T17:57:43","slug":"delta-to-close-down-satellite-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/delta-to-close-down-satellite-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta To Close Down Satellite Campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Delta government has told authorities of universities in the state to close down satellite campuses of universities in the state before Aug. 30.<\/p>\n<p>The directive was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Asaba by Mrs Elizabeth Ijabor, Director of the Inspectorate Division of the Delta State Ministry of Higher Education.<\/p>\n<p>The order, said to be in line with the directive of the National Universities Commission (NUC) said that inter-state satellite campuses were illegal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is hereby announced for the information of the public, especially operators of satellite campuses and various outreach centres in Delta State that the NUC has banned all inter-state satellite programmes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Inter-state programmes, campuses and study centres are therefore illegal. 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