NUC Grants Kwara State University Full Accreditation for Nine Programmes

Kwara State University (KWASU) has secured full accreditation for nine undergraduate programmes from the National Universities Commission (NUC), following the Commission's October/November 2025 accreditation exercise. The development was disclosed in a statement signed by Saeedat Aliyu, Director of University Relations at KWASU, on Sunday. According to the statement, the accreditation was formally communicated in a letter dated April 7, 2026, addressed to the university's Visitor, the Governor of Kwara State, and signed by the NUC's Director of Accreditation, Abraham Chundusu. The full accreditation status is valid for the standard three-year period. The nine programmes granted full accreditation are Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Environmental Health Science, English, Linguistics, Performing Arts, Computer Science, and Microbiology. Reacting to the news, KWASU Vice-Chancellor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh described it as evidence of the university's dedication to academic excellence. He said the successful reaccreditation reflected the commitment of all stakeholders to maintaining the high standard of education the institution provides, and called on members of the university community to keep delivering quality service as management continues working toward the institution's advancement. Aliyu reaffirmed the university's commitment to sustaining high academic standards and pursuing continuous improvement across its programmes. Source: Kwara State University statement via Director of University Relations, Saeedat Aliyu (summarized and rewritten).