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  "title": "Bill to empower NUC to strengthen university accreditation processes passes second reading at Senate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/bill-to-empower-nuc-to-strengthen-university-accreditation-processes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:44:49.000Z",
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  "summary": "The bill seeks to strengthen the NUC’s regulatory framework, promote global best practices in university education, and encourage innovation and research. The post Bill to empower NUC to strengthen university accreditation processes passes second reading at Senate appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Senate moves to strengthen NUC powers, improve academic standards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/senate-moves-to-strengthen-nuc-powers-improve-academic-standards",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:28:15.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/winklevoss-pac-moves-into-texas-senate-race-with-81k-ad-buy",
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