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Al-Qalam University Katsina gets accreditation for 13 programmes

First Islamic University in Nigeria,Al-Qalam University in Katsina State says the National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted it full accreditation to run 13 undergraduate programmes.

The university’s spokesman, Malam Akilu Abubakar stated recently in Katsina that the NUC conveyed its approval in a letter dated March 9 and addressed to the vice-chancellor, Prof. Nasiru Musa-Yauri.

“The letter was signed by NUC’s Deputy Director of Accreditation, S S Ikani on behalf of the NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed,’’ Abubakar stated.

He added that Al-Qalam recorded an impressive performance in the accreditation exercise conducted by the NUC between November and December, 2022.

“Based on approved guidelines, the NUC teams assessed 13 undergraduate programmes of the university spread between the Colleges of Social and Management Sciences, Computing and Information Sciences, Education and Natural and Applied Sciences.

“The NUC results showed impressive performance by the university as all the 13 programmes obtained full accreditation status,’’ he stressed.

Read also: RSU receives full accreditation for all 24 programmes submitted to NUC

Folaranmi Ajayi

Folaranmi Ajayi, Senior Reporter at Edugist is an educator with over a decade of experience in teaching and helping students pass exams with above-average grades. He is an investigative education journalist with a special interest in local education reporting, mentoring students, public speaking, and online training.

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