The Vice Chancellor of the Federal College Lokoja, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, has disclosed that out of the 42 programmes offered, 34 have been accredited by the Nationwide Universities Fee (NUC), whereas eight have been granted interim accreditation.
The Vice Chancellor, who made this identified on Saturday throughout the eighth Convocation Ceremony of the establishment, famous that this achievement displays the dedication of the college to tutorial excellence.
“The Nationwide Universities Fee (NUC) has authorized new tutorial programmes for our college, together with LL.B. Legislation, Pharm. D. (Physician of Pharmacy), B.Agric, B.MLS (Medical Laboratory Science), and B.Ed. Academic Administration and Planning. Admissions for these programmes are ongoing for the 2024-2025 tutorial session, reflecting our dedication to broadening the educational alternatives out there at our establishment,” he mentioned.
“As well as, the NUC has additionally authorized the full-time mode of eight tutorial programmes to be run on the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, in affiliation with our college.
“These programmes embody B.Sc. Microbiology, Biochemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Public Administration, Banking and Finance, Mass Communication, Pc Science, and Statistics.
“We’re additionally proud to collaborate with the Nationwide Institute for Legislative and Democratic Research, Nationwide Meeting, Abuja, for postgraduate research. This collaboration will considerably improve our tutorial choices and broaden entry to high quality training. “
In accordance with him, they’re anticipating the second accreditation go to by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) within the first week of November 2024, as it is a important step towards securing full accreditation for our Faculty of Well being Sciences.
“Moreover, the Nationwide Universities Fee (NUC) can also be scheduled for a second accreditation go to, guaranteeing the continued high quality of our programmes,” he mentioned.
“We’re additionally awaiting the go to from the Council for Authorized Schooling, which we anticipate by the primary week of November. This programme accreditation by these regulatory our bodies is essential to the continued progress of our tutorial programmes, significantly within the fields of medication and regulation, and we’re totally ready for these upcoming visits.”
He added that this yr, over 17,000 candidates selected FUL as their first alternative, with greater than 11,000 scoring 160 and above within the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and collaborating in our post-UTME screening train.
“We plan to confess 9,000 college students into these programmes, and I’m thrilled to announce that the brand new tutorial session is scheduled to begin on November 10, 2024,” he mentioned.
A complete of two,196 college students graduated from the establishment.
