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By Yemisi Hambali
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 24 new academic programmes for Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, paving the way for full-time admission into the courses from the 2026/2027 academic session.
The approval was conveyed in a letter dated June 19, 2026, addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, and signed by the NUC Director of Academic Planning, Abubakar M. Girei.
According to the approval, 14 of the programmes are undergraduate courses, while 10 are postgraduate programmes.
The newly approved undergraduate programmes are Architecture, B.Sc. Quantity Surveying, B.Sc. Surveying and Geoinformatics, B.NSc. Nursing Science, B.Ed. Educational Technology, B.Ed. Guidance and Counselling, B.Ed. Health Education, B.Ed. Entrepreneurship Education, B.Sc. Insurance and Risk Management, B.Ed. Technology Education, B.Community Health Science, B.Eng. Computer Engineering, B.Eng. Industrial and Production Engineering, and B.Eng. Biomedical Engineering.The postgraduate programmes include M.A. and Ph.D. Fine and Applied Arts, M.A. and Ph.D. Performing Arts, M.A. Linguistics, PGD, M.Tech. and Ph.D. Food Science and Technology, Ph.D. Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ph.D. Public Administration, and Ph.D. Mass Communication.
Reacting to the development, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, congratulated members of staff for their commitment during the successful resource verification exercise conducted by the NUC.
Prof. Jimoh reaffirmed the university’s commitment to sustaining excellence in teaching, research and community service, noting that the institution would continue to produce highly skilled graduates equipped to contribute to national and global development.
