Reacting to the development, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oladiji, described the result as another strong endorsement of the institution’s academic quality, saying it reflects FUTA’s strength in both human and material resources. She also said the full accreditation of the MBBS programme, coming alongside the recent approval by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, had laid to rest earlier concerns surrounding the medical programme.
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The National Universities Commission has granted full accreditation to the Federal University of Technology, Akure, for MBBS and several other degree programmes, with only Mechatronics Engineering receiving interim accreditation. The development comes shortly after MDCN also granted full approval to FUTA’s medical programme. The National Universities Commission, NUC, has granted the Federal University of Technology, Akure, full accreditation...
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- The National Universities Commission has granted full accreditation to the Federal University of Technology, Akure, for MBBS and several other degree programmes, with only Mechatronics Engineering receiving interim accreditation.
- The development comes shortly after MDCN also granted full approval to FUTA’s medical programme.
- The National Universities Commission, NUC, has granted the Federal University of Technology, Akure, full accreditation for its programmes leading to the award of bachelor’s degrees in Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, Human Anatomy, Information and Communication Technology, Computer Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Building, and Remote Sensing and Geo-Science Information.
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The National Universities Commission has granted full accreditation to the Federal University of Technology, Akure, for MBBS and several other degree programmes, with only Mechatronics Engineering receiving interim accreditation. The development comes shortly after MDCN also granted full approval to FUTA’s medical programme. The National Universities Commission, NUC, has granted the Federal University of Technology, Akure, full accreditation...
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April 28, 2026
