May 14, 2026

Ondo Varsity, AAUA Begins 9 New Programmes as NUC Approves

By Oluwadara Akingbohungbe

In a recent development, the National Universities Commission, (NUC) has given Ondo State owned varsity, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, (AAUA) consideration and approval to commence nine new academic programmes beginning from 2024/2025 Academic Session.

The information was relayed in a letter issued to the University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Olugbenga Ige by NUC acting executive secretary, Chris J. Maiyaki dated September 6, 2024.

In the letter, NUC executive secretary highlighted that the programmes are to be run in AAUA main campus.

The NUC Newly approved programmes for AAUA are listed below;

  1. B.NSc.  Nursing Science
  2. B.Sc Public Health
  3. B.  Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS)
  4. B.Sc Cyber Security
  5. B.Sc Data Science
  6. B.Sc Software Engineering
  7. B.Sc Information and Communication Technology
  8. B.Sc Information Systems
  9. B.Sc Food Science and Technology

However, the approval is restricted to full time on campus study not for part-time, the university’s Vice Chancellor is expected to seek new approval for part-time study of the programmes from NUC.

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