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