NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
17th – 19th November 2024
INSTITUTION:
Usumanu Danfodiyo University
DISCIPLINE:
Sciences
PROGRAMME:
Biology
PROGRAMME SCORE:
86.55%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
DENIED
DEFICIENCIES |
REMEDIES |
1. Test and examinations questions do not cover the curriculum 2. 45.7% of the academic staff and 50% of non-teaching staff have not 3. Laboratory equipment such as microscopes and weighing balance are 4. Classrooms are not well maintained as broken chairs were sighted, 5. Toilet facilities and fire extinguishers are inadequate in number. 6. Funding for the programme is inadequate.
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1. The University should ensure that test and examination questions 2. The University should encourage all academic and non-teaching staff 3. More microscope and weighing balance should be provided for the 4. standard and well-equipped classrooms should be provided for the 5. The University should ensure that fire extinguishers and toilet facilities 6. The programme should be adequately funded.
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The total score for the programme is 86.55%. It scored 27.0 (87.10%) in Academic Matters, 30.0 (85.71%) in Staffing, 22.0 (81.48%) in Physical Facilities, 18.0 (100.00%) in Library. The programme scored 1.0 (33.33%) in Funding, 3.0 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 2.0 (100.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the total score of less than 60%, the Panel recommended DENIED accreditation status for the Programme.
B. APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION
Based on further analysis of the report, the Commission upholds the recommendation of DENIED accreditation status for the Programme