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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:

23/02/2025 to 26/02/2025

INSTITUTION:

Zamfara State University

DISCIPLINE:

Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Statistics

PROGRAMME SCORE:

89.20%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1 There’s no Dedicated classroom for the program
2 Non Academic staff of the program have not benefitted from Staff Development
3 Internet network service Bandwidth is Slow with a speed of
40Megabytes per second
4 There is a need for the provision of common room for the Academic
staff as staff offices are in the permanent site while lectures hold in the Temporary site

 

1 A dedicated classroom should be provided for the program
2 Staff Development should be provided to Non Academic Staff
3 The Internet network service Bandwidth Should be increased to at least 100Mbps
4Common Room for the Academic Staff should be provided in the Temporary Site

 

The total score for the programme is 89.20%. It scored 35 (94.59%)  in Academic Matters, 31 (88.57%) in Staffing, 24.5 (90.74%) in Physical Facilities, 16 (88.89%) in Library. The programme scored 1 (33.33%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) 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