From Olanrewaju Lawal Birnin Kebbi
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited 12 undergraduate programmes of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK).
Head of Information and Public Relations of FUBK, Jamilu Mohammed Magaji confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen.
The statement read in part: “This is to inform the University community and the public that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited 12 undergraduate programmes of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK). Out of this number, 11 programmes were fully accredited, while one programme got interim accreditation.
“The development is contained in the results of the accreditation exercise conducted by the NUC between November and December, 2023 signed by Ag. Director of Accreditation, Engr. Abraham Chundusu on behalf of the Executive Secretary and issued to the University.
“The report disclosed that the accredited programmes cut across faculties of Arts, Social and Management Sciences, and the Faculty of Science. It also highlighted that while full accreditation status is valid for five years, interim status lasts for two years, after which the programmes would be revisited.”
Magaji explained that the programmes that secured full accreditation include: Business Administration, History and International Studies, Demography and Social Statistics, Economics, Political Science and Sociology.
The rest include: Applied Geophysics, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics. e next two years.
While speaking on the development, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Muhammad Zaiyan Umar, expressed delight over the results, saying he was optimistic that the other programmes with interim accreditation would achieve full accreditation in the next two years.