NUC approves 34 courses for newly established Lagos university
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 34 undergraduate programmes for the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe (FUSTECH), in Lagos State, ahead of the 2026/2027 academic session.
The approval, conveyed in a letter dated October 23, 2026, followed a resource verification exercise to assess the university’s human and material resources.
Abimbola Joseph
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 34 undergraduate programmes for the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe (FUSTECH), in Lagos State, ahead of the 2026/2027 academic session.
The approval, conveyed in a letter dated October 23, 2026, followed a resource verification exercise to assess the university’s human and material resources.
From the university’s statement made available to journalists on Monday, the programmes will be at the university’s take-off campuses.
The NUC approved an admission quota of 50 students per programme, bringing the total to 1,700 students across the 34 programmes. The commission said part-time programmes would require separate approval.
The approved courses cover five faculties: Computing and Informatics; Engineering; Allied Health Sciences; Management Sciences and Technology; and Science.
The Faculty of Computing and Informatics will offer Computer Science, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Software Engineering.
The Faculty of Engineering will offer Geomatics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences will offer Prosthetics and Orthotics, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 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 Faculty of Science will offer Biotechnology, Forensic Science, Environmental Management and Toxicology, Marine Science, Medicinal Chemistry, Medical Physics, and Nuclear Science.
Established in November 2025, FUSTECH currently shares facilities at the Epe campus of Lagos State University pending its relocation to a permanent site.
The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kazeem Adeola Oshikoya, said the institution was ready to begin its inaugural admission process following the approval.
