The National University Commission (NUC) has approved 41 full-time courses in four faculties for the take-off of the Niger State University of Education for the 2023/2024 academic session.
This was contained in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the State University of Education signed by the acting Director of Academic Planning, Abubakar Girei dated 20th December 2023.
The approvals are following a resource verification visit carried out by panels of experts to the proposed academic programme in the State University of Education to assess the human and material resources available.
“I am directed to inform the Vice Chancellor that the Ag. Executive Secretary has considered and approved the establishment of the full-time mode of the following undergraduate programmes, to be run in the main campus of the university with effect from the 2023/2024 academic session.”
The faculties include Science Education, Education, Vocational and Technical Education, and Arts and Social Sciences Education.
Briefing newsmen about the development, the Chairman of the Implementation Committee, Professor Mohammed Kuta Yahaya said the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved the listing of the State University of Education in the 2024/2025 academic session.
Yahaya said that there is an ongoing thorough assessment of the present facilities to identify gaps and areas of upgrade and improvement adding that work is being done to improve some basic learning facilities in some of the lecture theatres and address the inadequate seating provisions in the present central library.