Accreditation Tech Report View

NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A.        SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

25 – 28 February 2025

INSTITUTION:

Federal University of Technology, Minna

DISCIPLINE:

Administration and Management

PROGRAMME:

Procurement, Logistic and Supply Chain Management

PROGRAMME SCORE:

83%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. Only 33 percent of the non-teaching staff have benefited from staff development in the past three years.
2. The Laboratory space is fairly adequate for the programme.

3. The laboratory equipment such as computers is inadequate and there is no steady power supply.

4. Staff offices are not well furnished with visitor’s chairs, file cabinets and book shelves

5. The environment is relatively clean

6. The physical library journals are inadequate in number.

7. Funding for the programme is fairly adequate.

8. No evidence of research and collaborations for the programme

 

1. the university should ensure that more non-teaching staff benefit from staff development programme
2. A more spacious Laboratory should be provided for the programme.
3. More commuter should be provided for the programme and the school of Logistics should be connected to steady power.
4. Equipped staff offices with visitor’s chairs, file cabinets and book shelves should be provided for the programme.
5. Sanitation of the environment of the Logistics and innovative technology should be improved upon with proper landscaping.
6. More current journals should be provided for the programme.
7. More funds should be provided for the programme.
8. The university should ensure the programme collaborate with other institutions in research

 

The total score for the programme is 83%. It scored 29 (88%)  in Academic Matters, 33 (94%) in Staffing, 20 (74%) in Physical Facilities, 14 (78%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (67%) in Funding, 0 (0%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100%) 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