The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited all the academic programmes by the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State.

According to a letter by Prof Julius Okogie, Executive Secretary, NUC, the programmes are in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CONAS) and the College of Social and Management Sciences (COSMAS).

Those in CONAS are Biochemistry, Computer and Information Systems, Industrial Chemistry, Medical Laboratory Science and Microbiology. The accredited programmes in COMAS are Accountancy, Business Administration and Economics.

The accredited programmes were the first set of courses patronised, out of a total of 19 programmes approved by the Commission at inception in 2008. Other programmes, which have since come on board afterwards, will undergo accreditation when they are duly mature.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adebayo Odebiyi, who was happy with the news, informed anxious parents and sponsors to note that the programmes in a university do not necessarily mature at the same time. The determining factor, he said, is the time when each programme commences so long as it is not allowed to run beyond three years before it is accredited.

He assured all of the University’s readiness to comply with NUC regulations, and its commitment to give its students quality education within a socially and academically conducive environment in line with its vision to produce a total person, morally sound, properly educated and entrepreneurially oriented.

Achievers University obtained its operating licence on December 11, 2007 and commenced activities on April 7, 2008. The pioneer set of “Achievers” students have completed their programmes after four sessions of academic pursuit, and are ready to serve their fatherland. The convocation is to hold later this year.