The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 13 new degree programmes across all Nigerian universities.

The commission said in a statement that the programmes are part of the new Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) policy, which aims to equip graduates with 21st-century skills and strengthen national competitiveness in science.

“The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 13 new degree programmes to modernise Nigerian higher education and align it with global standards.

“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,” the statement said

The new courses include: Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Science, Geomatics Engineering, Telecommunication Science, Community Health Science, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) and Intelligence & Security Studies,

Others are: Human Kinetics (Sport Management), Islamic Economics & Finance, Parasitology & Entomology, Cooperative Economics & Management, and Christian Education.

The NUC, it could be recalled, recently approved the establishment of the University of Innovation, Science and Technology in Imo State, marking a major milestone in the state’s higher education development.

With this approval, Imo State now has a total of eight federal and state-owned universities, contributing to the national count of 70 state universities across Nigeria.

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