NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
15th to 17th December, 2024
INSTITUTION:
Ojaja University Eiyenkorin, Kwara State
DISCIPLINE:
Arts
PROGRAMME:
English
PROGRAMME SCORE:
84.03%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
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REMEDIES |
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1. Tests and examinations do not cover the curriculum. 2. Some sampled Practical Work/Degree Projects are not from the Educational Management. 3. Interaction between the panel members and students of the programme reveals the students have not acquired the relevant hard and soft skills expected of or prescribed for their levels. 4. The 50% of the non-academic staff have not benefited from Staff Development Programme for past three years. 5. The classrooms and lecture theatres are inadequate in space; some of the chairs, fan and light are not well maintained. 6. Fire extinguishers and sand buckets are inadequate in number. 7. There is no tracer system in place.
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1. The University should ensure that standard of examinations is improved and that texts and examinations cover the curriculum. 2. The University should ensure that practical/degree projects in line with the NUC BMAS. 3. The University should ensure that the practical work conducted is of good quality and covers depth and scope of the curriculum 4. The University should ensure that all non-academic staff have benefit from Staff Development Programme 5. The Classrooms and lecture theatre(s) chairs should be well maintained. 6. More fire extinguishers and sand buckets should be procured for the programme. 7. The University should ensure that tracer system is in place.
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The total score for the programme is 84.03%. It scored 26 (83.87%) in Academic Matters, 33 (94%) in Staffing, 20 (74.07%) in Physical Facilities, 16 (88.89%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) in Research and Collaborations and 1 (50.00%) 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