PAAU Secures Full Accreditation for 5 Postgrad & 22 Undergrad Programmes

Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) for five postgraduate and 22 undergraduate programmes.

The approval followed the October/November 2025 accreditation exercise. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, disclosed the result; he said the outcome shows the university’s steady growth and its focus on academic excellence and quality assurance.

According to the NUC report signed by the Executive Secretary, Professor Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, the fully accredited courses cut across Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Computing, Law, Management Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and the College of Health Sciences. The result, in Plain terms, is wide.

What the PAAU accreditation result covers

The accreditation result covers both undergraduate and postgraduate study.

The university said 22 undergraduate programmes got full accreditation. It also said all postgraduate programmes presented from the Faculty of Management Sciences secured full accreditation.

One undergraduate programme had a different result; Christian Religious Studies received interim accreditation.

Fully accredited postgraduate programmes at PAAU

All the named postgraduate courses under the Faculty of Management Sciences received full accreditation. They are:

• M.Sc. Accounting
• M.Sc. Banking and Finance
• M.Sc. Management
• M.Sc. Public Administration
• MPA Public Administration

Fully accredited undergraduate programmes at PAAU

The named undergraduate courses with full accreditation are spread across several faculties and the College of Health Sciences.

Faculty of Management Sciences

The Faculty of Management Sciences recorded full accreditation for:

• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Public Administration

Faculty of Agriculture

The Faculty of Agriculture recorded full accreditation for:

• Fisheries and Aquaculture

College of Health Sciences

The College of Health Sciences recorded full accreditation for:

• Medical Laboratory Science
• Nursing Science
• Pharmacology

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities recorded full accreditation for:

• Arabic
• History and International Studies
• Islamic Studies
• Philosophy
• English and Literary Studies

The same faculty also recorded interim accreditation for:

• Christian Religious Studies

Faculty of Computing

The Faculty of Computing recorded full accreditation for:

• Computer Science

Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law recorded full accreditation for:

• Law (Common and Islamic Law)

Faculty of Natural Sciences

The Faculty of Natural Sciences recorded full accreditation for:

• Botany
• Industrial Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Zoology

Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences recorded full accreditation for:

• Economics
• Sociology

What the Vice-Chancellor said

Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman thanked the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, for providing resources and an enabling environment that supported the result.

He also paid tribute to the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Professor Marietu Ohunene Tenuche, under whose leadership the accreditation exercise was conducted. He described her role as pivotal and linked the result to her foresight, planning, and resourcefulness.

Professor Usman said giving credit where it is due forms part of academic integrity. He added that school-wide gains often come from collective and continuous effort.

What comes next for PAAU

The Vice-Chancellor said the university’s leadership will build on the current accreditation status, improve areas with interim status, and sustain standards in teaching, research, and community service.

He also recalled that a similar result was recorded during his time as Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, where several programmes secured full accreditation.

For PAAU, the message is clear; the 2025 NUC exercise brought full accreditation across a broad range of programmes, with one course placed on interim status.

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