By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar
Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Gadau, has received approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence 12 new undergraduate and postgraduate academic programmes beginning from the 2026/2027 academic session.
A press statement by Auwal Hassan, public relations officer of SAZU said, the approval followed a comprehensive resource assessment conducted by the NUC, which evaluated the University’s academic staff strength, physical infrastructure, laboratories, library facilities and other requirements needed to run the proposed programmes.
The newly approved undergraduate programmes are B.A. (Ed.) Arabic, B.A. (Ed.) Hausa, B.A. (Ed.) Islamic Studies, B.A. Sharia, B.Sc. Social Work, B.Sc. (Ed.) Agricultural Science, B.Sc. (Ed.) Human Kinetics and B.Sc. (Ed.) Health Education. At the postgraduate level, the Commission approved M.Ed. Educational Management, Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), LL.M. and Ph.D. Law, as well as PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D. Sociology.
Reacting to the development, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Fatimah Tahir, described the approval as a major milestone that reflects the University’s commitment to academic excellence, institutional growth and compliance with NUC standards.
She thanked the Commission for its confidence in the institution and expressed appreciation to Bauchi State Governor and Visitor to the University, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, for his continued support toward the development of higher education in the state.
Professor Tahir also commended the University’s Governing Council, Senate, management, academic and non-academic staff for their collective efforts in securing the approval. She assured prospective students and stakeholders that the institution would provide the required human and material resources to ensure the successful implementation of the new programmes while maintaining high quality assurance standards.
