NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
24 TO 26 /11/ 2024
INSTITUTION:
Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State
DISCIPLINE:
Allied Health Sciences
PROGRAMME:
Nursing Science
PROGRAMME SCORE:
80.67%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
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1. Only 14.5 of the 25.5 (57%) academic staff have PhD. 2. Only 5 of the 8 (62.5%) of the non-academic staff benefited from the staff development programme in the department. 3. Few staff offices are not well-equipped with shelves and refrigerators. 4. Staff in the school have not seen salary for the past 4 month now because of IPPIS buget shortfall
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1. All academic staff should be PhD holders. 2. All non-academic staff should be allowed to benefit from the staff development programme. 3. All staff office should be well-equipped with shelves and refrigerators, etc 4. The university should be able to prepare a personnel budget and execute it accordingly
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The total score for the programme is 80.67%. It scored 29 (87.88%) in Academic Matters, 29 (83%) in Staffing, 20 (74.07%) in Physical Facilities, 14 (77.78%) in Library. The programme scored 1 (33.33%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 0 (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