Who knows if Unilag, department of Radiography have been accredited?

I was told NUC wants to visit the department around November for accreditation,

Any INFO will be appreciated,

Thanks

6courses lost its accreditation including dept of insurance, dnt think they ve re-accredit it back

check d thread NUC HAMMER CONPOUNDED LASU CRISIS

De-accreditation Of
Courses By NUC
Compounds LASU
Crisis
The recent accreditation exercise
by the National Universities
Commission (NUC) in the
nation's tertiary sub-sector saw
some institutions losing many of
the major courses. TAIWO
OGUNMOLA reports that LASU is
on the brink of crisis as a result
of many of its courses, which
were denied accreditation by the
NUC visiting panel.
Accreditation of courses for
Nigerian universities by the
National Universities Commission
(NUC) is to respond to the
challenges of enhancing quality
of university education in Nigeria.
The NUC began the accreditation
in 1990 to ensure conformity
with minimum standards and
quality education.
The accreditation exercise done
by NUC in 2005, was found to
have increased from 12.6 in
1999, to 48.5 in 2005, while the
one for programmes which were
denied accreditation decreased
from 17.9 in 1999, to 9.5 in 2005.
Federal universities had more
programmes with full
accreditation and less
programmes with denied
accreditation status. State
universities had less number of
programmes with full
accreditation and higher number
with denied accreditation status.
Generally, the results showed
that accreditation status of most
academic programmes improved
in subsequent accreditation
exercises, meaning that the
deficiencies noticed were
remedied. The number of
programmes that were denied
accreditation resulted to
reduction in the number of
vacancies for student admission.
The most recent exercises were
held in 2009/2010, and two
programmes, Masters of Business
Administration (MBA) of the
University of Abuja and
Architecture of Caristas
University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu
were closed down by the
commission. The most affected
among the universities visited by
the accreditation team is Lagos
State University (LASU), where
major courses were denied
accreditation. The affected
courses include; Business
Administration, Economics,
Banking and Finance, Sociology,
Accounting, Management
Technology, Law, Political
Science, Chemical and Polymer
Engineering and Marketing. One
other institution affected was
Redeemer University, Mowe,
Lagos which had 14 of its course
programmes denied
accreditation status.
The information concerning the
de-accreditation of courses was
published in The Guardian
newspaper of 8th October, 2010.
However touched by the
sensitivity of the issue, a Lagos
lawmaker in the House of
Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade
raised the issue at the plenary
session. In their reactions, the
lawmakers expressed worry over
the denial of accreditation of
10 courses in LASU being the
only state university in Lagos who
had earlier suffered setback in
the academic activities due to
incessant strike by the lecturers.
Agunbiade who noted that the
students are again back at home
due to strike embarked upon by
lecturers, pointed out that the
aftermath of the strike may lead
the students into prostitution
and other forms of vices.
He added that when he put calls
across to some lecturers of the
institution to find out the cause
of the denial of accreditation in
some courses, "I was told that it
has to do with insufficient
infrastructure in the school and
overcrowded classrooms among
other complaints", Agunbiade
said. The lawmaker explained
that there is the need to look
into the education with a view of
finding a lasting solution to the
sector.
The deputy speaker, Bola
Badmus-Olujobi and Babatunde
Ogala from Ikeja constituency
who both decried the situation,
suggested that the house should
call on those in charge of the
education sector to come and
explain to the house the cause
of the de-accreditation.
The majority leader, Taiwo
Kolawole explained that the
denied accreditation in some
courses is a disgrace to the state.
"I believe that the incessant
strike by lecturers could be
responsible for the denied
accreditation", he added.
After the decision of the House
members to summon the deans
of faculties of the institution and
also visit National Universities
Commission, the students last
week staged a protest to the
Lagos state House of Assembly
to call the attention of
government to their problems.
One of the students, Toriola
Abiodun who spoke with
LEADERSHIP explained that the
news of de-accrediation got to
them through their union
President, Dada Shadrack and it
was confirmed by the
newspapers.
He said; "The courses were Law,
Business Administration,
Economics, Sociology, Marketing,
Political Science, Management
Technology and others, only two
courses were left. This and other
reasons prompted us to make
the peaceful protest". Toriola
added that most professors in
the school have gone to other
universities due to in-house
problems the school are battling
with and that graduates from the
institution could not secure jobs.
He urged the state government
to find a lasting solution to their
predicaments.
The Union President, Dada
Shadrack told journalists that
they want government to
address their problems as a
matter of urgency, adding that
the future of this country is at
stake. "If 10 courses were de-
accredited in LASU then what
are we doing in the school? This
is the only university Lagos has
and nothing has been done to
avert the problems we are
urging Governor Fashola to
address the issue", he added.
Addressing the students, Hon.
Sanai Agunbiade assured the
students that Lagos House of
Assembly has set up 3-man ad-
hoc committee to meet NUC on
the dis-accreditation. The
lawmaker urged the students to
assist the House on what the
problem is and come back to
present their facts on the issue.
The house also summoned the
school's vice chancellor, deans of
all the faculties affected by the
denied accreditation, academic
staff union of universities (ASUU)
LASU chapter to appear before
the house next Tuesday. The
majority leader, Agunbiade and
Wahab Alawiye-King, the house
ad-hoc committee chairman on
education were also mandated
to get across to the NUC to find
out the cause of accreditation
denial.
The members were disturbed on
what actually prompted the
denial in 10 courses, this and
other issues calls for visitation to
NUC members in Abuja but the
lawmakers also promised to call
on the stakeholders in the state
to find a lasting solution to the
education problem in the state.
The students during the protest
visited media houses to inform
the public on what their
grievances were but it was
known to the lawmaker who
attended to them that they did
not come to cause problem
despite the fact that the
Assembly entrance was blocked
by their vehicles. All effort to
speak with the Vice Chancellor
of LASU proved abortive but the
Public Relations Officer of the
institution told LEADERSHIP
Education that whenever she has
any information related to the
issue she would contact me.
It would be recalled that the
Union and students had earlier
called for the removal of the
Vice Chancellor, Lateef Hussain
but were stopped by the House
of Assembly's intervention.
In a 76-page document entitled
"My Achievements at Lagos State
University 2005-2009" Hussein
said his achievements centered
on LASU's attainment of a
modern and well managed
institution which placed premium
on academic excellence and the
moral integrity of the students
and staff of the institution"
In achieving this target, the VC
said that his four years in the
school so far had witnessed the
establishment of a modern
information technology system
that had enhanced e-
registration, examination result
checks, effective data base,
VSAT, identity card projects and
IT laboratory. But the story was
different when members of
Lagos Assembly summoned both
the students and unions. They
proved that he has not done
anything as far as LASU is
concern.
The VC and other deans of
faculty were billed to appear
before the House last Tuesday
26 October, 2010.
Apart from LASU, other
institutions affected by the de-
accreditation by NUC were
University of Lagos (UNILAG) with
these courses Radiology,
Education economics, Business
studies, Technical education,
Home economics and Insurance.
University of Abuja, Delta state
University, University of Uyo,
Covenant University, Tai Solarin
University, University of Nigeria
Nsukka among others.
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THURSDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2010
02:55 TAIWO OGUNMOLA,
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