Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, has secured full accreditation for 20 of its academic programmes from the National Universities Commission (NUC), reinforcing its academic standing among Nigerian universities.
The approval was conveyed in a letter signed by the NUC Director of Accreditation, Engr. Abraham Chundusu, on behalf of the Commission’s Executive Secretary, following the outcome of the latest accreditation exercise.
The accredited programmes cut across six faculties, highlighting the institution’s expanding academic profile.
In the Faculty of Administration and Management, Accounting, Banking and Finance, and Public Administration were granted full accreditation status.
Similarly, in the Faculty of Arts, Linguistics and Yoruba, Philosophy, and Yoruba Language received full approval.
The Faculty of Education recorded the highest number, with nine programmes attaining full accreditation. These include Adult Education, Educational Management, Education Biology, Education Mathematics, Education Physics, Education Religious Studies, Health Education, Integrated Science, and Social Studies.
The university’s Faculty of Law also secured full accreditation for its Law programme.
In the Faculty of Science, Biochemistry and Geology were accredited, while Geography and Planning Sciences, alongside Psychology, earned approval in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Reacting to the development, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, commended the NUC for sustaining quality assurance in the nation’s university system.
He also lauded members of staff for their commitment and resilience, assuring that the institution would continue to uphold high academic standards.
The NUC conducts periodic accreditation of academic programmes in Nigerian universities. The exercise that led to the latest approvals at AAUA was carried out between October and December 2025.
The university described the outcome as a significant boost to its quest for academic excellence.
