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NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A.        SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

4th – 6th December, 2024

INSTITUTION:

Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti State

DISCIPLINE:

Social Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Political Science

PROGRAMME SCORE:

88.99%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. 16.7% of the academic staff does not have the Ph.D. Degree.

2. 33.3% of the Academic Staff and 100% of the Non-Teaching Staff have not benefited from the Staff Development Programme.

3. Research and Collaborations activities are inadequate.

 

All academic staff should be encouraged to obtain the Ph.D. degree
1. .
2. The University should encourage both the Academic and Non-Teaching Staff to benefit from the Staff Development Programme as well as develop themselves for higher tasks and greater productivity.

3. The University should strategically seek for productive and creative areas of research and collaborations.

 

The total score for the programme is 88.99%. It scored 29.5 (92.19%)  in Academic Matters, 30.5 (87.14%) in Staffing, 15.5 (96.88%) in Physical Facilities, 17 (94.44%) in Library. The programme scored 2.5 (83.33%) in Funding, 0 (0.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the fact that the programme scored up to 70% and above in all four core components (Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities and Library), the Panel recommended  FULL accreditation status for the Programme.

B.    APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION

Based on further analysis of the report, the Commission upholds the recommendation of  FULL accreditation status for the Programme