Sokoto varsity gets full accreditation for 18 programmes

By S Adamu, Sokoto

The Sokoto state University  has secured full accreditation for all 18 under graduate degree programmes run by the institution.

The development is sequel to National Universities Commission approval conveyed to the University as contained in a letter to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Bashir Garba.

The accredited programmes according to a release by the University Information Officer , Zayyanu Shehu include Computer Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Microbiology.

Others are Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Arabic, Hausa, History, and Islamic Studies.

The rest are Education Computer Science, Education Mathematics, Education Physics, Education Biology, and Education Chemistry, respectively.

However, Professor Bashir Garba expressed the institution’s warm appreciation for the outcomes of the exercise by NUC.

He said the University remain committed in attaining academic standard for excellence towards attaining all NUC requirements for global ranking.

This, he explained “ is indeed, an achievement that underscores the University’s commitment to academic excellence and its dedication to meeting the highest standards set by the NUC.

He further stressed that scoring full accreditation status for all the programmes presented to the NUC required commitment and dedication.

The Vice Chancellor said the institution was ready to invest more time, energy, and resources in the accredited programmes and the 60 other undergraduate and postgraduate courses that would be due for accreditation soon.

” We have really come a long way and determined towards providing quality education, and producing graduates who can compete globally,” Garba vowed.

The Vice Chancellor profoundly recognised and appreciated Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto and the founder of the university , Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko for his foresight, visionary mind and committed support to the growth of the institution while acknowledging the contributions of development partners, particularly, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), in transforming the educational landscape in Nigeria.

It would be recall that the NUC accreditation teams visited the University between October and November 2023 to assess the quality and content of 18 out of the 78 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered by the institution which informed the University’s current accreditation status.