The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited 43 academic programmes at the Federal University Kashere (FUK) in Gombe State.

The NUC granted the approval for all the programmes presented by the institution for the October/November 2023 accreditation exercise.

This was contained in a statement issued by the university spokesperson, Janet Ezekiel, on Friday, June 14, 2024.

Ezekiel said the approval was made known in a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Umaru Pate.

She noted: “The document captioned: Result of the October/November 2023 Accreditation of Academic Programmes in Nigerian Universities indicated that in line with the provision of section 10 (1) of the Education (National Minimum Standard and Establishment of Institutions) Act CAP E3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

“The commission has organized the accreditation of academic programmes at Federal University Kashere in October/November, and accredit all the 43 academic programmes that were presented in either Accredited, Full or Interim Accreditation Status.”

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Ezekiel said the exercise covered undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for initial accreditation and re-accreditation.

She noted that four postgraduate and three undergraduate programmes earned full accreditation, while seven other undergraduate programmes had interim accreditation.

“It is important to note that by implication any postgraduate programme with accredited status and undergraduate programme with full accreditation will remain valid for five years after which it will be presented for re-accreditation whereas, those with interim accreditation status will last for two years before re-accreditation,” she said.

According to Ezekiel, 98 academic programmes being run by the university got full accreditation including 49 postgraduate and 42 undergraduate while seven undergraduate programmes got interim accreditation status.

She, however, quoted Pate as expressing joy over the successful outcome, describing it as “a collective achievement”.

While reiterating his commitment to consolidate the achievement, Pate sought the support of the staff to transform the university into a “real citadel of learning”.

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