From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai has got full accreditation of over 20 courses by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
This was contained in a letter signed by the Commission’s Acting Director of Accreditation, Engr. Abraham Chundusu on behalf of the Acting Executive Secretary, Chris Maiyaki and addressed to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu.
The Commission, acted in line with the provision of Section 10(1) of the Education(National Minimum Standard and Establishment of Institutions) Act, CAP E 3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2024 which empowers the Commission to lay down Minimum Academic Standards for all academic programmes taught in Nigerian Universities and also to accredit such programmes.
The letter added that accreditation of academic courses carried out in IBB University, Lapai in October/November 2023 gave full accreditation to three post graduate courses of M.Scs in Accounting and Business Administration, as well as Master in Business Administration.
The undergraduate courses that got full accreditation are Actuarial Science, Arabic, English Language, and Adult Education and Community Development.
Others are Education Biology, Education Chemistry, Education, Computer Science, Education Physics and Sports Science and Health Education. However, Islamic Studies and Education Mathematics got interim Accreditation.
According to the letter, the rest are, Economics, Geography, Political Science and Sociology respectively which also covers Food Science and Technology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology Physics.
Following the new development, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu appreciated the Commission for the results and assured that everything humanly possible would be done to ensure quality and standard to meet the NUC requirements and ensure greater ranking of the University.
He remarked that the Institution is on its way to achieving its vision of being a World-Class centre of excellence which is people, partnership, science and technology driven.
