The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 13 new degree programmes to modernise Nigerian higher education and align it with global standards.
The move is in a bid to equip graduates with 21st-century skills and strengthen Nigeria’s competitiveness in science, technology, and sustainable development.
New Courses
The new courses include Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Science, Geomatics Engineering, Telecommunication Science, Community Health Science, Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Intelligence & Security Studies, Human Kinetics (Sport Management), Islamic Economics & Finance, Parasitology & Entomology, Cooperative Economics & Management, and Christian Education.
According to the NUC, the new programmes which are part of the new Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) policy will commence once universities pass resource verification.