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Sokoto Varsity Gets NUC’s Nod For 18 Courses

POSTED ON June 22, 2024 •   Education      BY Benedicta Bassey
Sokoto State University/ Photo credit: Punch

The National Universities Commission has granted full accreditation status to the entire 18 undergraduate degree programmes presented for accreditation by the Sokoto State University.

This was contained in a letter presented to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Bashir Garba and signed by the Director of Accreditation, Abraham Chundusu, on behalf the Executive Secretary of the NUC.

According to the letter, the programmes that get full accreditation status are Computer Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Microbiology.

Others are Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Arabic, Hausa, History, Islamic Studies, Education Computer Science, Education Mathematics, Education Physics, Education Biology, and Education Chemistry.

While commenting on the results of the accreditation, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Bashir Garba, thanked the NUC for the successful accreditation.

He assured them that the University would remain committed in attaining academic standard to continue meeting all the NUC requirements for global ranking.

The VC stated: “Indeed, this achievement underscores the university’s commitment to academic excellence and dedication. Scoring full accreditation status for all the programmes presented to the NUC requires total commitment and dedication."

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