*NUC APPROVES 34 PROGRAMMES FOR FUSTECH, EPE, CLEARS WAY FOR 2026/2027 ADMISSIONS*

*NUC APPROVES 34 PROGRAMMES FOR FUSTECH, EPE, CLEARS WAY FOR 2026/2027 ADMISSIONS* 

Prof. Kazeem Adeola Oshikoya, VC FUSTECH

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 34 undergraduate programmes for the newly established Federal University of Science and Technology (FUSTECH), Epe, Lagos State, paving the way for the institution to commence admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session.

The approval, conveyed in a letter dated 23 October 2026 and signed on behalf of the NUC Executive Secretary, Professor Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, followed a resource verification exercise conducted by panels of experts to assess the human and material resources available for the proposed programmes.

According to the letter, the approved programmes will be offered on a full-time basis at the university’s take-off campuses, effective from the 2026/2027 academic session.

The Commission approved an admission quota of 50 students for each programme, bringing the total approved quota to 1,700 students across the 34 programmes.

The approved programmes are spread across five faculties: Computing and Informatics; Engineering; Allied Health Sciences; Management Sciences and Technology; and Science.

Under the Faculty of Computing and Informatics, the approved programmes are Computer Science, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Information Communication Technology, and Software Engineering.

The Faculty of Engineering received approval to offer Geomatics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

For the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, the approved programmes are Prosthetics and Orthotics, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Health Information Management, Nursing Science, and Public Health.

The Faculty of Management Sciences and Technology will offer Business Information Technology, Entrepreneurship, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Transportation Management.

The approved programmes under the Faculty of Science are Biotechnology, Forensic Science, Environmental Management and Toxicology, Marine Science, Medicinal Chemistry, Medical Physics, and Nuclear Science.

Established in November 2025, the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, is among Nigeria’s newly established federal universities. The latest approval marks a significant step towards the commencement of its undergraduate academic programmes and the admission of its pioneer students.

The NUC stated that the approval covers only full-time programmes. Any proposed part-time mode of delivery would require a separate request to the Commission for further processing.

With the approval of the 34 programmes and a combined admission quota of 1,700 students, the university is positioned to begin the process of admitting its first cohort of undergraduates for the 2026/2027 academic session.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kazeem Adeola Oshikoya received the news with excitement and expressed the University's readiness to begin the inaugural admission process.