The National Universities Commission (NUC)
on Tuesday announced the accreditation of
Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and
Agriculture. The commission also announced
the approval for engineering courses for
the University of Abuja. The Chairman of the
Task Team on the
accreditation of
the College of
Medicine and
Visiting Professor
to NUC, Eugene
Okpere, made this
known when the
team for the
accreditation of
the four courses that were suspended did a
tour of facilities at the university. Mr Okpere
said that with the full accreditation for
medical and agricultural courses and interim
accreditation for veterinary medicine, all was
now set for the take-off of the programme.
Explaining the status of engineering, the don
said even though the programme had been in
existence for several years, it had only just
been approved by the NUC and should now
start the process of gaining accreditation. He
said NUC was now convinced that the
university had the capacity to run the courses.
“We are happy to say that University of Abuja
is more than ready to run these courses and
the facilities we see here are even superior to
those in other teaching hospitals,” he said. The
Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu
Rufa’i, had in April 2012 announced the
suspension of the four courses after the
Needs Assessment (the panel set up to assess
needs of universities) visited the university.
Students of the university, led by the
Engineering students, had protested the non-
accreditation of courses in the university
leading to violence and closure of the
institution for several months. When the
school was eventually re-opened, the
Engineering students were transferred to
other nearby public universities. The vice
chancellor of the university, James Adelabu,
said management had to put in place all the
necessary facilities for accreditation with the
full cooperation of NUC because it became a
subject of national importance. Mr. Adelabu
said that aside gaining accreditation, the
university was also working with professional
bodies, adding that the Medical and Dental
Council of Nigeria had visited the university
for verification, and expressed satisfaction
with what was on ground. Explaining the fate
of engineering students transferred to other
universities, Mr. Adelabu said some of them
had yet to resume academic work due to time
difference in sessions. “Those that have not
been accepted in those universities will come
back to University of Abuja and we will see
what courses they can fit into. “The journey to
get to where we are today has not been easy,
but we thank God that all is now over,” the
Vice Chancellor said. Also speaking after the
inspection of facilities at the University
Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, the Chief
Medical Director, Peter Alabi, said there were
currently more than 120 consultants ready for
academic activities at the Medical College.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nuc-grants-accreditation-to-uniabuja-suspended-courses/154220/

Please MOD, the suspension of these courses made headlines and the subsequent crises even graced the frontpage of Nairaland, could this good news also be given that lofty status of front page?

"We are happy to say that University of Abuja
is more than ready to run these courses and
the facilities we see here are even superior to
those in other teaching hospitals," he said.


Yeeeeeeeep!
This has made my day, by the way....first to comment. Frontpage MOD.
Enough thanks to the pro chancellor; General Ogbemudia (rtd), he finally delivered the solution to this insurmountable quagmire.

Finally ! After how many years ,cool tho some cn finally become doctors

drempex: "We are happy to say that University of Abuja
is more than ready to run these courses and
the facilities we see here are even superior to
those in other teaching hospitals," he said.


Yeeeeeeeep!
This has made my day, by the way....first to comment. Frontpage MOD.
Enough thanks to the pro chancellor; General Ogbemudia (rtd), he finally delivered the solution to this insurmountable quagmire.

Yea! The teaching hospital of the school is state of the art, the nibbling problem all these while had been the preclinical laboratories, now that it has been commissioned, their journey to graduation is all smooth and paved in polished gold.
Medical students of that school pass through hell to enter the college, at first, from the more than 23,000 students who applied for MBBS 2008, only 130 were given admission, and these 130 were further screened off in 100L to 30, qualification for proceeding to 200L was. A, B, C in all the 19 courses of 100L, those who had even one D were withdrawn irrespective of their G.P.
These students have pass through horrendous hardship ever since the former VC left, this new Pro chancellor that oversees the university council has brought peace of heart to these students, he has been able to do (in 3 months) what this present VC couldn't do since 2009. Congrats to all the College Of Health Science Students, Unibuja.

Finally! This is music to my ears. At last!

Now am at peace with Unibuja cos they av got it right dis tym.

Caracta: Finally! This is music to my ears. At last!

Caracta! U in unibuja?

Chelcy10: Now am at peace with Unibuja cos they av got it right dis tym.

Yea! They did...

sakaguchi:
Caracta! U in unibuja?

Nope. I was

Caracta:

Nope. I was

Oh I see, ok!

Caracta:

Nope. I was

gudluck 2 u wherever u are now.
I also seek rout 2 leave, but its nt working out, now dis grate news has given me 1000000 reasons 2 remain.
Long live Unibuja, I love Unibuja