KASU Gets NUC Accreditation for 20 Courses

The Kaduna State University (KASU) has
got full accreditation for 20 of its
programmes from the National
Universities Commission (NUC).

The Public Relations Officer of the
University, Adamu Nuhu Bargo disclosed
this Friday in Kaduna; explaining that 16
courses at the undergraduate level and
four courses at the postgraduate level
were accredited.

According to him, 19 out of the 20
programmes were fully accredited while
the remaining one was given an interim
status.

The undergraduate courses with full
accreditation include: B.A History, B.Sc
Chemistry, B.Sc Industrial Chemistry, B.Sc Architecture, B.Sc Environmental
Management, B.Sc Estate Management, B.Agriculture, B.Sc Accounting, B.Sc
Business Administration, B.Sc Mass
Communication, B.Sc Sociology, B.A
Arabic, B.A Islamic Studies, B.Sc Physics
and B.Sc Computer Science while the
programme with an interim status is B.Sc Quantity Survey.

At the Postgraduate level, M.Sc
Accounting, M.Sc Business Administration, Masters in Business
Administration(MBA) and Masters in
Industrial and Labour Relations(MILR)
had full accreditation.

The Vice-Chancellor of KASU, Professor
Muhammad Tanko thanked NUC for its
support while he promised to tackle all
observations raised by the Commission.

He also commended both staff and
students of the institution for their
commitment and dedication to service
which he said has contributed to the
huge success of the accreditation
exercise.

Also, the VC further assured the
University community of his commitment towards ensuring that the course with an interim status secures full accreditation.

Elizade University Gets NUC Full Accreditation to Run Engineering Programmes

Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo has been given full accreditation in all its Engineering programmes by the National Universities Commission (NUC).



The accredited programmes are Automotive Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

This is in addition to the full accreditation already given to programmes in the Faculties of Basic and Applied Sciences, Social and Management Sciences and Humanities by the Commission. The Law programme of the University has also received the approval of the Commission and that of the Council of Legal Education (CLE).

With the latest accreditation, all the programmes that were due for accreditation have received full accreditation.

Elizade University is one of the few universities in Nigeria to get full accreditation for all its due programmes at the first asking.

It would be recalled that the Engineering
programmes in the University have earlier been given full accreditation by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). The Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Association of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) have also given full accreditation to the Accounting programme of the University with 11 exemptions.

Efforts are on top gear to invite other professional bodies such as the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), Chartered Institute of Personal Management (CIPM) and the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), among others, for the professional accreditation of programmes in the Management Sciences.

Speaking on the development, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Theophilus Fadayomi said he was not surprised to receive the news of the full accreditation of all the programmes in the University. He affirmed that the University could not have scored less, given the enormous teaching facilities provided by the University and the carefully selected faculty members.

The Don revealed that one of the priorities of the University is to comply with the regulatory policies of the various educational regulatory bodies in the country.

He congratulated the students and their parents on the feat, promising that the University would not rest on its oasis.

Prof. Fadayomi enjoined the students to study very hard to be able to graduate in flying colours.

He also admonished prospective students and their parents to be part of the liberating education that the University offers.

NUC Approves Zamfara State University

The National Universities Commission
(NUC) has approved the establishment of Zamfara State University, Talata-Mafara in
Zamfara State.

The approval brings the number of state
universities to 47 and the number of
universities in the country to 162.

The Executive Secretary of NUC, Abubakar
Rasheed, announced the approval during
a meeting in Abuja with the governor of
the state, Abdulaziz Yari, and his technical
committee.

Mr. Rasheed said JAMB, TETFUND and
NYSC had been informed of the creation
of the university.
He said the university will kick off for the
2018/2019 academic session soon.

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