The Mass Communication programme of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai has received full academic accreditation from the National Universities Commission(NUC).
This is contained In a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu.
The letter was signed by the Commission’s Director of Accreditation, Dr. Maryam Sali.
Other programmes that got full accreditation include Biology and Computer Science, resulting from an exercise conducted late last year by the Commission as part of its statutory mandate to accredit academic programmes in the nation’s universities.
According to NUC, the full accreditation of Mass Communication in the Social Science, Biology and Computer Science in the Science category, is for a period of five years.
Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu has appreciated the effort of Niger State Government for the financial support given to the University for the exercise
He said while reacting to the good news that “I am looking forward to the same support towards the next 2020 exercise which will involve fourteen programmes.”
He recalled that the NUC organised the accreditation exercise of academic programmes in the university in October/November 2019 to ascertain their viability.
