Covenant Programmes Receive Commendations from NUC Accreditation Teams

The members of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Accreditation teams to Covenant University have commended the quality of academic and research resources available in the institution, according to their preliminary reports. They gave this report after days of rigorous scrutiny.

While presenting the report on behalf of the delegation to the reaccreditation exercise of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Professor Goke Lalude, commended the quality of books and electronic subscriptions available for learners and researchers in the department. He expressed pleasure regarding the staff’s competency, security, quality assurance, multi-disciplinary research collaborations, publishing in high-impact journals, and high graduate performance scores. He called on other universities and departments in the country to adopt the laid down model of Covenant.

Professor Lalude, who led two other members of the delegation to the exercise, called for more collaboration between the Department and relevant bodies in the nation, towards establishing a robust academia-industry relationship in areas of conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops. “We are partners in progress, and we are keen on the continuous development of this programme at all level,” he added.

He applauded the Management of Covenant for the robust investment and sponsorship drive towards staff development and called for a diversified approach in the direction of sponsorship so as not to bring an unnecessary financial burden on other aspects of the University’s operations.

The team leader for the NUC Team for the Sociology Department, Professor Kinikanwo A. Awele, praised the University Management for excellent student welfare and grading systems. The team lauded the University for adequately taken care of the students by providing amenities like Wi-Fi services all around the campus, safety equipment, conducive classrooms and good library services. They also commended the University for the beautiful environment and proper structure.

Similarly, the team-lead of the reaccreditation exercise to the Accounting Programme, Professor John Ohaka, said his team was impressed with the solid infrastructural and academic resources in place, which was foundational for quality teaching and research endeavour in any reputable institution. Professor Ohaka, however, encouraged the University Management to do more in the area of conference funding.

Speaking on behalf of the NUC Accreditation Team for Economics Department, Professor Samuel Igbatayo, who is also the Chairman of the accreditation team, stated, “The students commended the University for taking good care of them and their welfare”.

Another member of the team, Dr Victoria Ikani, urged the University Management to keep an eye on students, so as to notice changes and address issues of depression and self-harm with the help of the school counsellors.

In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Timothy A. Anake, commended the team for the depth and quality of work brought to bear on all programmes, and above all for showing altruistic interest in a bid to ensure that the programmes under review are on sound footing.

Professor Anake pledged the University Management’s continuous support for all her programmes, while at the same time intensifying efforts towards ensuring that appropriate collaborations were in place where needed, and their frontiers expanded where necessary, in the quest to enhance research partnership drive.

“Once the quality control system of any organization is down, every other thing will automatically go down. As such, we will keep working to ensure that our quality assurance and academic standard unit keep functioning at optimal capacity,” he enthused.

Professor Anake promised to look into the various suggestions and recommendations made towards strengthening the profiles of the programmes in focus, to make them viable and highly competitive. “We are particular about due diligence, with the understanding that the investment of today is what determines the quality and outcomes of tomorrow,” he added.

Present at the exit meetings were the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lanre Amodu; the Registrar, Mr. Emmanuel K. Igban and other members of the University Management.