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NUC approves courses in cybersecurity, 10 others for Igbinedion varsity

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 11 additional academic programmes for Igbinedion University, Okada.

The institution’s Registrar, Mr Friday Bakare announced this on Saturday in a statement made available to journalists in Benin.

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He said NUC’s approval to commence the new programmes is contained in a recent communication to the University by the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed.

He listed the six undergraduate and five postgraduate programmes, including B.Sc Industrial Chemistry, B.Sc Cyber Security, B.Sc Pharmacology, B.Sc Software Engineering and B.Eng Environmental Engineering.

Others are B.Eng Mechatronics Engineering; PGD, M.Eng & PhD Civil Engineering; PGD, M.Eng & PhD Petroleum Engineering; PGD, M.Eng & PhD Computer Engineering; M.Sc & PhD Sociology; and M.Sc & PhD Geography and Regional Planning,” he said.

According to him, admission into the new programmes will commence from the ongoing 2022/23 academic session.

 

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