NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
28th to 30th November, 2024
INSTITUTION:
Baba Ahmed University, Kano State
DISCIPLINE:
Administration and Management
PROGRAMME:
Public Administration
PROGRAMME SCORE:
89.52%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
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1. 55.6% of academic staff and 33.3 of the non-teaching staff have not benefited from staff development programme. 2. Academic Staff offices are inadequate in number as senior lecturer shared office. 3. Access to available e-books and e-journals for staff and student is available only to campus hotspots and intranet. 4. Funding for the programme is not very adequate.
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1. The University should ensure that all academic staff and non-teaching staff benefit from the staff development programme. 3. The University should provide more access to available e-books and e-journals to internet and library website. 4. The programme should be adequately funded.
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The total score for the programme is 89.52%. It scored 27 (96.43%) in Academic Matters, 32 (91.43%) in Staffing, 14 (77.78%) in Physical Facilities, 16 (88.89%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and (0.00%) 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