NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
25th to 28th of November, 2024
INSTITUTION:
University of Lagos
DISCIPLINE:
Sciences
PROGRAMME:
Mathematics
PROGRAMME SCORE:
78.80%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
DEFICIENCIES |
REMEDIES |
1. The students’ final year projects were not well supervised. 2. There were no practical works for the period under review. 3. The students demonstrated average level of and hard and soft skills. 4. Sixty nine percent (69%) of the academic staff were core to the programme. 5. The staff mix by rank ratio of 43.75:37.50:18.75 is not consistent with the NUC guideline. 6. The non academic staff number was fairly adequate. 7. Only fifty percent (50%) of the academic staff benefitted from the University’s staff development programme. 8. The Computer laboratory was not in good state. Some equipment such as computer system was inadequate and in poor condition. 9. Library books such as Functional Analysis, Operational Research, Numerical Analysis and Real Analysis were not available for the programme. 10. Academic staff offices were furnished with outdated equipment. 11. There was no multi-disciplinary approach to research and collaboration for the programme. 12. Funding for the programme is grossly inadequate.
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1. The students’ final year projects should be of good quality and well supervised. 2. The university should ensure that all required practical works in the curriculum for the programme are carried out. 4. The university should ensure that the ratio of academic staff core to the programme is 75% or more according to the NUC guideline. 5. The University should ensure a staff mix by rank of ratio 20:35:45 for professorial, Senior lecturers and lecturer I and below respectively. 6. The University should endeavour to employ more non academic staff (especially the technical staff) for the programme. 7. The university should ensure that all the staff benefits from the University’s staff development programme. 8. The university should provide standard computer laboratory with adequate functional modern computers and other relevant equipment for the programme. 9. Identified and more adequate, relevant and current books should be procured for the programme. 10. The academic staff offices should be upgraded and renovated.
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The total score for the programme is 78.80%. It scored 29 (78.38%) in Academic Matters, 28.5 (81%) in Staffing, 19 (70.37%) in Physical Facilities, 17 (94.44%) in Library. The programme scored 1 (33.33%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) in Employers’ Rating. 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