14 courses lose accreditation, director sacked- Uni of Abuja

14 out of the 45 courses at the University of Abuja has lost its accreditation.

The university’s director of Centre for Distance Learning (CDL) Professor Siyan Peter has also been removed and replaced with Professor Odumuh Theresa.

According to DailyTrust, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Michael Adikwu confirmed this sack, adding, “we didn’t send him away because of corruption… the only accusation was that there is a charging that is going on.”

Courses that were denied accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC) are Microbiology, Chemistry, Law, Mathematics Education, Integrated Science, Geography Education, Economics Education, Chemistry Education, Biology Education, Agricultural Education, Philosophy, Linguistics, English Language, and Accounting.