Students desiring a course of study in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration and Mass Communication amongst others, now have more windows to do so.
This follows the latest approval granted by the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the aforementioned programmes to run at the Margaret Lawrence University (MLU), Delta State.
Other courses so approved at the university include International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology, Economics and Taxation as well as engineering courses.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ernest Izevbigie, disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday.
Izevbigie said the approval was conveyed in a letter to the university dated May 12, 2026, and signed by the Director of Academic Planning, Mr Abubakar Girei, on behalf of the NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu.
He said the approval followed a resource verification visit by a panel of NUC experts to assess the human and material resources available for the proposed programmes.
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He said the commission approved four engineering programmes at the university’s main campus in Delta State with effect from the 2026/2027 academic session.
He listed the approved programmes as Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Civil Engineering.
He also announced the commencement of some programmes under its Faculty of Management and Social Sciences at its Abuja campus.
Izevbigie also listed the courses approved at its Abuja campus to include Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Mass Communication, International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology, Economics and Taxation.
The NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, had earlier stated that the approval was limited to the full-time mode of study and did not cover part-time programmes.
Ribadu advised the university to seek further approval before introducing any part-time undergraduate programme.
He also urged the institution to provide adequate human and material resources for the development and growth of the approved programmes.
He described the approval as a major milestone in its commitment to providing quality education and contributing to national development.
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