The National Universities Commission has approved five new additional academic programmes for the Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Oyo State.
PCU, a faith-based institution, owned by the Sword of the Spirit Ministries under the leadership of Bishop Wale Oke had earlier in the year been granted full operational license by the Federal Government through the NUC.
The newly approved courses to be at degree level and full time are Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Procurement Management, Mass Communication and International Relations.
In a letter signed by the NUC’s Director of Planning, Dr Noel Saliu, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, dated 8th November, 2021, with Reference Number: NUC/AP/P72/Vol1/05 conveyed the news of the accreditation to the institution’s vice chancellor, Professor Kola Oloke.
According to the NUC, the approved courses, which shall commence in the university at the current academic session, will run on full-time basis.
It urged the PCU Management to “provide adequate human and material resources for the development and growth of the approved programmes.”
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