UNIABUJA secures full NUC accreditation for 22 programmes and interim accreditation for 4

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UNIABUJA secures full NUC accreditation for 22 programmes and interim accreditation for 4

We bring you cheering news of the accreditation of all 26 academic programmes the University recently presented for National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation exercise.

While 22 of the programmes obtained full accreditation, only 4 have interim accreditation status.

Banking and Finance, English, Computer Science that previously had Interim accreditation now have full accreditation!

Academic Programmes with FULL Accreditation:

1. Banking and Finance

2. Agriculture

3. Christian Religious Knowledge

4. English 

5. Linguistics

6. Islamic Studies

7. Philosophy

8. Computer Science

9. Agricultural Education

10. Education Biology

11. Education Chemistry

12. Education Economics

13. Education Mathematics

14. Environmental Education

15. Civil Engineering

16. Electrical Engineering

17. Biology

18. Mathematics

19. Physics 

20. Statistics

21. Geography

22. Political Science and International Relations

Academic Programmes with Interim Accreditation:

1. Economics

2. Mechanical Engineering

3. Chemical Engineering

4. Integrated Science

It is pertinent to note that all accredited programmes have validity periods of five years. Therefore, all other programmes not listed here still enjoy their full accreditation status before the next exercise by NUC.

Sharing the news on email to the University community, the vice-chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah said, "I want to seize on this happy, joyful and celebratory moment for our entire campus to yet again appeal to UniAbuja Branch of ASUU and all those academic staff who have abandoned their classes to please return to class now. This success was achieved together, with every body working hard and putting up the best of the UofA spirit".