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NUC approves 30 courses for federal university in Jigawa

Source: Premium Times · 25 Sep 2026, 07:35 UTC
NUC approves 30 courses for federal university in Jigawa
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Nigeria’s National Universities Commission has approved 30 new courses for a federal university in Jigawa, Premium Times reported. The approval was conveyed in a letter dated 11 September and signed by NUC Director of Academic Planning Abubakar Girei. It was addressed to Vice-Chancellor Ahmad Gumel.

The National Universities Commission has approved 30 new courses for a federal university in Jigawa, Premium Times reported. The approval was formally conveyed in a letter dated 11 September. The letter was signed by Abubakar Girei, the NUC’s Director of Academic Planning, according to the report.

It was addressed to Ahmad Gumel, the institution’s vice-chancellor. The supplied material did not identify the university by name or list the courses approved by the commission. The report also did not state when the courses would begin, how many students would be admitted or whether the institution had received any additional requirements connected to the approval.

The letter confirms the commission’s decision to authorise 30 new courses. Further details about the academic programmes and their implementation were not included in the available report.

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