Federal University Dutse wins approval for 30 new programmes
The National Universities Commission has approved 30 full-time programmes at Federal University Dutse, including artificial intelligence, law, data science and several health disciplines. The programmes are scheduled to begin in the 2026/2027 academic session, while the university also received approval for postgraduate courses in finance, forestry and information technology.
The National Universities Commission has approved 30 new full-time programmes for Federal University Dutse in Jigawa State, including artificial intelligence, law, data science, medical laboratory science and community health. The university’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Abdullahi Yahaya, announced the approval in a statement issued in Dutse on Tuesday. He said the commission’s decision was contained in a letter dated September 11, 2026, addressed to Vice-Chancellor Ahmad Gumel.
According to Yahaya, the approval covers the 2026/2027 academic session. The commission also authorised the university’s Faculty of Law to begin academic activities. Among the undergraduate courses listed are B.Sc.
Artificial Intelligence, B.Sc. Data Science, B.Sc. Information Systems, and an L.L.B.
programme in Common and Islamic Law. Education programmes include physics, biology, mathematics, educational management, early childhood education and adult education. The approved health-related courses include community health, medical laboratory science, human nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy, radiography and optometry.
Other programmes cover parasitology and entomology, environmental standards, water sanitation and hygiene, applied geology, remote sensing, and Arabic and English education. The university also received approval for Science Laboratory Technology, with options in biology and biochemistry technology. Postgraduate approvals include PGD, master’s and doctoral programmes in forestry and wildlife, accounting, treasury and finance, banking and finance, and information technology, as well as master’s programmes in banking and finance and accounting and finance.
Gumel said the programmes were intended to address changing educational needs, particularly in technology, science education and health. He added that the university expected the courses to provide skills aligned with industry requirements and wider societal challenges.
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