From AMEDU JOSEPH, Lokoja
Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has recorded a significant academic milestone as the National Universities Commission (NUC) granted full accreditation to five postgraduate and 22 undergraduate programmes following the October/November 2025 accreditation exercise.
The Vice-Chancellor, VC, Professor Salisu Usman, disclosed the development.
He explained that the institution secured full accreditation for undergraduate programmes in the Faculties of Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Computing, Law, Management Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and the College of Health Sciences.
He added that all postgraduate programmes in the Faculty of Management Sciences also secured full accreditation status.
Professor Usman described the outcome as a reflection of the institution’s steady growth and commitment to academic excellence and quality assurance.
According to the NUC report signed by the Executive Secretary, Professor Abdullahi Ribadu, undergraduate programmes in Accounting, Business Administration and Public Administration in the Faculty of Management Sciences received full accreditation.
Postgraduate programmes such as M.Sc. Accounting, Banking and Finance, Management and Public Administration, as well as MPA Public Administration, also received full accreditation.
In the Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture received full accreditation status.
Similarly, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science and Pharmacology in the College of Health Sciences earned full accreditation.
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities also recorded impressive outcomes, with Arabic, History and International Studies, Islamic Studies, Philosophy and English and Literary Studies fully accredited.
Christian Religious Studies received interim accreditation status.
In Computing, Computer Science was fully accredited.
The Faculty of Law also secured full accreditation for its Law programme (Common and Islamic Law).
The Faculty of Natural Sciences saw Botany, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics and Zoology attain full accreditation.
In the same vein, Social Sciences programmes such as Economics and Sociology were fully accredited.
The VC expressed appreciation to the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, for providing the necessary resources and enabling environment that made the achievement possible.
He disclosed that the government’s investment in education continued to yield tangible results.
Professor Usman also paid tribute to the immediate past VC, Professor Marietu Tenuche, under whose leadership the accreditation exercise was conducted.
He described her role as pivotal, citing her foresight, strategic planning and resourcefulness as critical factors that laid the foundation for the success now being celebrated.
Professor Usman said giving credit where it is due remained part of the culture of academic integrity.
He added that the leadership of the university was poised to build on the current accreditation status and take the institution to the next level of global pre-eminence.
He further recalled that a similar feat was achieved during his tenure as Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, where multiple programmes also secured full accreditation.
The VC assured stakeholders that the university would continue consolidating on the gains, improve areas with interim status and sustain high standards in teaching, research and community service.
The accreditation outcome reaffirmed PAAU’s growing reputation as a centre of academic excellence in Nigeria’s higher education landscape.