UNN gets NUC nod for Nuclear Engineering, Cyber Security, 10 other programmes

From Felix Ikem, Nsukka
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has secured approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence 12 new full-time undergraduate academic programmes from the 2026/2027 academic session.
The approval, conveyed in a letter dated September 11, 2026, and addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Simon Ortuanya, authorises the University to establish the programmes at its campuses.
The approval followed a resource verification visit by a panel of experts to assess the human and material resources available for the proposed programmes.
The newly approved programmes cut across engineering, nuclear science, health, education and information tec...