NUC accredits 5 more courses for Salem varsity
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has again granted full accreditation to five more academic programmes for Salem University Lokoja, Kogi state.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Alewo Johnson-Akubo, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday at the premises of the institution.
According to him, the accreditation was communicated to the institution through a letter dated June 6 and signed by the Acting Director, Accreditation, Engineer Abraham Chindusu on behalf of the NUC Acting Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki.
The vice chancellor explained that the five accredited courses came after seven courses in BSc: Computer Science, Information Technology, Geology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and MSc/MBA Business Administration, were given full accreditation in 2022.
He gave the names of the five accredited courses all in the university’s College of Education as Business Education, Education Computer Science, Education English, Educational Management and Social Studies.
He 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 become global leaders and change agents that will bring about the needed growth and development in nations across the global.
“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.”
“Again, with the kind of infrastructural development we have in place in Salem University, we have what it takes to admit more students into our various departments.”
He 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.”
