Federal University of Lafia to start Medicine, Nursing, 16 Other Degree Programmes

FULafia has gotten the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence Medicine, Nursing and 16 Other Degree Programmes in the institution starting from the 2019/2020 academic session.

FULafia main campus Entrance Gate

Last year, the school management had received a surgeon and consultant Prof. K.D.T Yawe who had visited the school to inspect available facilities as well as readiness of the institution to start new programmes such as Medicine where he expressed satisfaction with the facilities on ground.

The former governor of the state, Senator Tanko Almakura had also donated the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital in Lafia to the University to be used as a Teaching Hospital for the School of Medicine.

A letter dated January 20, 2020 with reference No. NUC/AP/F29/VOL.1/50 signed by Dr. N. B. Saliu, the Director of Academic Planning Department of the National Universities Commission, stated that all the programmes should bear only the approved titles and nomenclatures approved by the NUC.

The letter, however, stated that any title change that may be desired by the university must be approved by the Commission.

The 18 new programmes approved to start from the 2019/2020 academic session are as follows:

1. Integrated Science Education, B.Ed.
2. Biology Education, B.Sc. Ed.
3. Mass Communication, B.Sc.
4. Psychology, B.Sc.
5. Computer Science Education, B.Sc. (Ed.)
6. Mathematics Education, B.Sc. (Ed.)
7. Radiography, B.Sc.
8. Nursing, BNSc.
9. Arabic Studies, B.A.
10. Hausa Language, B.A.
11. Physics Education, B.Sc. (Ed.)
12. Chemistry Education, B.Sc. (End.)
13. Business Administration, B.Sc.
14. Accounting, B.Sc.
15. Christian Religion, B.A
16. Islamic Studies, B.A
17. Geography, B.Sc.
18. Medicine, MBBS.

New and aspiring Students can now apply for these courses through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and get admitted.

Congratulations to the Management and staff of Federal University Lafia for attaining this feat.

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