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At least 150 undergraduate academic programmes in Nigeria’s public and private universities are unaccredited, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.

According to the 2016 accreditation status report by the National Universities Commission (NUC), exclusively obtained by this newspaper, the unaccredited courses are domiciled in 37 of 143 universities in the country.

The Quality Assurance Department of the NUC is in charge of accrediting courses in the universities.

For a course to be accredited, the NUC says, it must meet the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) that has been drawn up by the commission.

Such a course, officials say, must have qualified faculty members, good learning environment and adequate teaching materials – equipment, books and journals.

Courses with full accreditation are due for re-accreditation every five years during which some courses might lose or retain their certification. Some fully accredited courses could be slammed with interim accreditation if their facilities and faculty are found to have depreciated.

Courses with interim accreditation are due for reassessment after two years, and back to back interim accreditation automatically leads to loss of accreditation.

The NUC says accreditation of courses is necessary to ensure “employers and other members of the community that Nigerian graduates of all academic programmes have attained an acceptable level of competency in their areas of specialization.”


The commission says it is also important to certify courses to assure “the international community that the programmes offered in Nigerian Universities are of high standards and that graduates of the institutions are adequate for employment and further studies.”

According to the NUC, pre-accreditation activities include drawing up a list of academic programmes to be certified, compilation of list of panel chairmen/members, time-tabling, budgeting and organizing the accreditation coordination meeting for panel chairmen and members in a simulation workshop.

The post-accreditation activities, according to the commission, include analyzing accreditation reports (technical and administrative), ranking of programmes and universities based on their accreditation status, publishing of accreditation status of programmes, issuance of certificates to programmes that earned Full and Interim accreditation results.

PREMIUM TIMES’ analysis of the accreditation result for 2016 showed that 150 courses are currently unaccredited in 13 federal universities, 16 state universities and eight private universities in the country.

The affected universities include universities such as the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Benin, University of Jos, University of Calabar and the University of Abuja which has 15 of its courses, including Law, unaccredited.

See full list of unaccredited courses and their universities in the table below:

DOWNLOAD FULL ACCREDITATION REPORT HERES/No School Course
1 University of Nigeria, Nsukka Russian
Dentistry
Statistics

2 University of Benin Anatomy
Pharmacy

3 University of Calabar Business Management
Theatre and Media Arts
Public Health

4 University of Jos History and International Relations
Medical Laboratory Science
Biochemistry
Science Laboratory Technology

5 Federal University of Technology, Owerri Architecture
Microbiology

6 Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola Banking

7 Federal University of Technology, Minna Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Geography Education
Industrial and Technical Education
Mathematics Education
Physics Education

8 University of Abuja Accounting
English Language
Linguistics
Philosophy
Agricultural Education
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Economics Education
Education (Social Science)
Geography Education
Integrated Science
Mathematics Education
Law
Chemistry
Microbiology

9 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi Automobile Education
Building Technology Education
Business Education
Electrical Electronics Technology Education
Integrated Science
Architecture
Building
Industrial Design
Survey & Geo-informatics
Applied Geophysics
Engineering Physics
Physics Electronics

10 University of Uyo Efik/Ibibio

11 Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nursing Science
Industrial/Production Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

12 University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun Chemistry
Environmental Management & Toxicology
Geology
Geophysics
Mathematics

13 Federal University, Wukari English/Literary Studies

14 Rivers State University of Science & Technology Quantity Surveying

15 Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Material & Production Engineering
Architecture
Building
Biochemistry
Botany
Microbiology
Political Science

16 Abia State University English Language Education
French Education
Igbo Education
History Education
Religious Studies Education
Education (Library Studies/Igbo/English/Social Studies/Government)
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Economics Education
Geography Education
Guidance & Counselling
Mass Communication

17 Enugu State University of Science & Technology Library & Information Science

18 Olabisi Onabanjo University Christian Religious Studies Education
History Education
Islamic Studies Education
Electrical Electronics Engineering

19 Ekiti State University African Traditional Religion
Religious Studies
Civil Engineering

20 Lagos State University English Language
French
Philosophy
Yoruba

21 Imo State University

At least 150 undergraduate academic programmes in Nigeria’s public and private universities are unaccredited, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.

According to the 2016 accreditation status report by the National Universities Commission (NUC), exclusively obtained by this newspaper, the unaccredited courses are domiciled in 37 of 143 universities in the country.

The Quality Assurance Department of the NUC is in charge of accrediting courses in the universities.

For a course to be accredited, the NUC says, it must meet the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) that has been drawn up by the commission.

Such a course, officials say, must have qualified faculty members, good learning environment and adequate teaching materials – equipment, books and journals.

Courses with full accreditation are due for re-accreditation every five years during which some courses might lose or retain their certification. Some fully accredited courses could be slammed with interim accreditation if their facilities and faculty are found to have depreciated.

Courses with interim accreditation are due for reassessment after two years, and back to back interim accreditation automatically leads to loss of accreditation.

The NUC says accreditation of courses is necessary to ensure “employers and other members of the community that Nigerian graduates of all academic programmes have attained an acceptable level of competency in their areas of specialization.”


The commission says it is also important to certify courses to assure “the international community that the programmes offered in Nigerian Universities are of high standards and that graduates of the institutions are adequate for employment and further studies.”

According to the NUC, pre-accreditation activities include drawing up a list of academic programmes to be certified, compilation of list of panel chairmen/members, time-tabling, budgeting and organizing the accreditation coordination meeting for panel chairmen and members in a simulation workshop.

The post-accreditation activities, according to the commission, include analyzing accreditation reports (technical and administrative), ranking of programmes and universities based on their accreditation status, publishing of accreditation status of programmes, issuance of certificates to programmes that earned Full and Interim accreditation results.

PREMIUM TIMES’ analysis of the accreditation result for 2016 showed that 150 courses are currently unaccredited in 13 federal universities, 16 state universities and eight private universities in the country.

The affected universities include universities such as the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Benin, University of Jos, University of Calabar and the University of Abuja which has 15 of its courses, including Law, unaccredited.

See full list of unaccredited courses and their universities in the table below:

DOWNLOAD FULL ACCREDITATION REPORT HERES/No School Course
1 University of Nigeria, Nsukka Russian
Dentistry
Statistics

2 University of Benin Anatomy
Pharmacy

3 University of Calabar Business Management
Theatre and Media Arts
Public Health

4 University of Jos History and International Relations
Medical Laboratory Science
Biochemistry
Science Laboratory Technology

5 Federal University of Technology, Owerri Architecture
Microbiology

6 Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola Banking

7 Federal University of Technology, Minna Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Geography Education
Industrial and Technical Education
Mathematics Education
Physics Education

8 University of Abuja Accounting
English Language
Linguistics
Philosophy
Agricultural Education
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Economics Education
Education (Social Science)
Geography Education
Integrated Science
Mathematics Education
Law
Chemistry
Microbiology

9 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi Automobile Education
Building Technology Education
Business Education
Electrical Electronics Technology Education
Integrated Science
Architecture
Building
Industrial Design
Survey & Geo-informatics
Applied Geophysics
Engineering Physics
Physics Electronics

10 University of Uyo Efik/Ibibio

11 Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nursing Science
Industrial/Production Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

12 University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun Chemistry
Environmental Management & Toxicology
Geology
Geophysics
Mathematics

13 Federal University, Wukari English/Literary Studies

14 Rivers State University of Science & Technology Quantity Surveying

15 Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Material & Production Engineering
Architecture
Building
Biochemistry
Botany
Microbiology
Political Science

16 Abia State University English Language Education
French Education
Igbo Education
History Education
Religious Studies Education
Education (Library Studies/Igbo/English/Social Studies/Government)
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Economics Education
Geography Education
Guidance & Counselling
Mass Communication

17 Enugu State University of Science & Technology Library & Information Science

18 Olabisi Onabanjo University Christian Religious Studies Education
History Education
Islamic Studies Education
Electrical Electronics Engineering

19 Ekiti State University African Traditional Religion
Religious Studies
Civil Engineering

20 Lagos State University English Language
French
Philosophy
Yoruba

21 Imo State University

please which of the decoders can show all the encrypted channels on nile sat?

pippimp:
By borrowed i presume you mean it is filled with common sense and how normal people should live. I see why Nigerians can't follow them.

Be honest to yourself, is nigeria normal?

pippimp:
I agree with you. Do you know why people, on the most part, obey the law in America? It's not that they are so good and kind. It's because they know the government over there mean business. America can use a billion dollars to find a culprit who stole a pen. Even if you committed an offence in 1912, they will still be looking for you till today. Even if you had died a long time ago, they will try to find your corpse. That's how serious they take law enforcement. In Nigeria, the law is a suggestion. If you like follow it. If you like don't.

Nigerian law is borrowed and as such is inapplicable. stop borrowin foreign laws without puttin in place the preconditions for such.

This is stupid on the part of the governor. the loss of brt buses is the impulse for enforcin a fundamentaly flawed law. why not make laws to close all the hotels for the reason of few usin it to commit crimes and enforce it when your wife is killed or falls victim? brt bus destruction is the basis. this is stupid.

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lets hope we all get invited for the interview and at the moment we stay in the loop of progress. Anyone with links and contacts in the ministry should please milk for more detailed privileged information

Olutola88:
first identify the companies where your services will be required. Drop the names of the companies and someone here will tell you what's obtainable. I think it will be easier that way

preferably, oil and gas firms. Exon mobil, total, chevron etc

Fello nairalanders, what could be obtainable in the Nigerian labour market with a b.sc in environmental and resource management? Please anyone with great insight should enlighten, thanks

eziamaraobi:
Please kindly forward the past questions for the aptitude test to eziamaraobi@yahoo.com. Tanx

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one of the biggest hotel for sale in Calabar. Ensuited with the state of the art facilities as swimming pools of various depths and widths, jacuzis, international standard conference hall, 50 compartmentalised apartments, situated along a major road, fountains etc. Please, interested persons should contact jackson on 08050652145 or duke4brain@yahoo.co.uk for indication of interest. Thanks and do help share this