KWASU Gets NUC Approval for 24 New Programme

KWASU Gets NUC Approval for 24 New Programme

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of 24 new full-time academic programmes at Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, with effect from the 2026/2027 Academic Session.

The approval was conveyed in a letter dated 19 June 2026, addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, and signed by the NUC’s Director of Academic Planning, Abubakar M. Girei.

Of the approved programmes, 14 are undergraduate programmes, while the remaining 10 are 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, B.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.

Reacting to the approval, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, expressed his delight and congratulated members of staff whose dedication ensured the successful resource verification exercise conducted by the Commission.

He reaffirmed the University’s commitment to sustaining excellence in teaching, research and community development, while continuing to produce highly skilled graduates capable of driving national and global development.

The University community has been congratulated on this significant achievement.

KWASU Gets NUC Approval for 24 New Programme