NUC approves 24 new programmes for KWASU
The National Universities Commission has approved 24 new academic programmes for the Kwara State University, Malete, with full-time commencement scheduled for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The approval was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the university’s Director of University Relations, Prof. Saeedat Aliyu, in Ilorin.
According to Aliyu, the approval was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Jimoh Shaykh-Luqman, and signed by the NUC Director of Academic Planning, Abubakar Girei.
She said the newly approved programmes comprise 14 undergraduate and 10 postgraduate programmes.
The undergraduate programmes are B.Sc. Architecture, B.Sc. Quantity Surveying, B.Sc. Surveying and Geoinformatics, B.NSc. Nursing Science, B.Ed. Educational Technology, B.Ed. Guidance and Counselling, B.Ed. Health Education, B.Ed. Entrepreneurship Education, B.Sc. Insurance and Risk Management, B.Ed. Technology Education, Bachelor of Community Health Science, B.Eng. Computer Engineering, B.Eng. Industrial and Production Engineering, and B.Eng. Biomedical Engineering.
The postgraduate programmes include M.A. and Ph.D. Fine and Applied Arts, M.A. and Ph.D. Performing Arts, M.A. Linguistics, PGD, M.Tech. and Ph.D. Food Science and Technology, Ph.D. Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ph.D. Public Administration, and Ph.D. Mass Communication.
The Vice-Chancellor, who expressed excitement over the approval, congratulated members of staff who contributed to the successful completion of the NUC resource verification exercise.
He reaffirmed the university’s commitment to sustaining excellence in teaching, research and community development.
He added that the institution would continue to produce highly skilled human resources capable of contributing to global development.
