Foluso Ogunmodede (PRO)
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved “the establishment of the full-time mode” of seven programmes for Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria beginning from 2024/2025 academic session.
The seven programmes, according to NUC were approved following a resource verification visit carried-out by panels of experts to some of the proposed academic programmes.
The newly approved programmes are B.Sc Information and Communication Engineering, B.Sc Broadcasting, B.Sc Journalism, B.Sc Public Relations, M.A(Ed), M.Phil and Ph.D English Language Education, B.Eng.Systems Engineering and PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D History and International Studies.
In a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, entitled “Resource Assessment visit to Proposed Academic Programmes,” the NUC said it had approved the establishment of full-time mode for the seven programmes following an assessment carried-out by panels of experts.
The letter reads: “The Vice-Chancellor is pleased invited to recall that a resource verification visit was carried-out by panels of experts to some proposed academic programmes in Federal University Oye-Ekiti with a view to assessing the human and material resources available for their establishment.
“I am directed to inform the Vice-Chancellor that the Executive Secretary has considered and approved the establishment of the full-time mode of the following programmes to be run in the main campus of the university with effect from 2024/2025 academic session.
“B.Sc Information and Communication Engineering, B.Sc Broadcasting, B.Sc Journalism, B.Sc Public Relations, M.A(Ed), M.Phil and Ph.D English Language Education, B.Eng.Systems Engineering and PGD, M.Sc and Ph.D History and International Studies.”
