North-Eastern University Gets NUC Approval For 17 Postgraduate Programmes

By Abubakar Rabilu Gombe

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 17 postgraduate programmes for North-Eastern University, Gombe, paving the way for the institution to commence postgraduate studies in 12 academic disciplines from the 2026/2027 academic session.

The approval, conveyed in a letter dated October 22, 2026, followed a resource verification exercise by the commission to assess the university’s academic manpower, infrastructure and other facilities required for the successful delivery of the programmes.

The newly approved programmes comprise 11 Master of Science (M.Sc.) degrees, three Postgraduate Diplomas (PGD), one Master of Business Administration (MBA), one Master of Public Administration (MPA) and one Master of Laws (LL.M.).

The M.Sc. programmes are in Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Health, Architecture, Mass Communication, Computer Science, Environmental Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, International Relations and Economics.

The three PGD programmes are in Business Administration, Public Administration and Mass Communication, while the other approved programmes are MBA, MPA and LL.M. in Common Law.

The university’s Public Relations Officer, Mukhtar Sani Saulawa, disclosed this in a statement, saying all the programmes would be run at the institution’s main campus in Gombe.

He described the approval as a significant milestone in the university’s development, adding that the introduction of postgraduate studies would strengthen advanced learning, research and human capital development.

According to him, the development reflects the university’s commitment to academic excellence and its determination to expand access to quality higher education.

Saulawa further announced that admission into the newly approved programmes would commence on December 7, 2026.