NUC approves five extra courses for Kogi varsity

The National Universities Commission has given full accreditation to five new academic programmes at Salem University Lokoja in Kogi.

Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, Vice Chancellor of the University, made the announcement while dealing with journalists in Lokoja on Friday.

The VC stated that accreditation was communicated to the school via a letter dated June 6 and signed by the Acting Director of Accreditation, Abraham Chindusu, on behalf of the NUC Acting Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki.

Johnson-Akubo noted that the five certified courses followed the full accreditation of seven BSc courses: Computer Science, Information Technology, Geology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and MSc/MBA Business Administration in 2022.

He included the names of the five recognized courses offered by the university’s College of Education: Business Education, Education Computer Science, Education English, Educational Management, and Social Studies.

The VC said: “Only last year we got the NUC’s approval to run PhD programmes for the teaming Nigerian citizens and foreigners alike to boost education globally.

“This accreditation is cheering news to us as a university, which is out to train the youths to be Global Changed Agents that will bring about the needed growth and development in nations.

“Today, virtually all the courses being run by Salem University Lokoja are fully accredited notwithstanding the rush for our courses by candidates desiring to study with us.”

The VC said with the kind of infrastructural development we have in Salem University, we have what it takes to admit more students into our various departments.”

Johnson-Akubo expressed gratitude to God and the Chancellor, Archbishop Sam Amaga, for making it possible that “virtually all our programmes in the seven colleges have been fully accredited by the NUC.”