The National Universities Commission has formally permitted Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, BOUESTI, Ikere Ekiti to run seven additional undergraduate degree programmes.
Its spokesman, Temitope Akinbisoye, in a statement at Ikere Ekiti on Monday, listed the programmes as B.Sc. Data Science, B.Sc. Public Relations, B.Sc. Advertising, B.Sc. Broadcasting, B.Sc. Journalism, B.Sc. Brewing Science and B.Sc. Crop Science.
According to the statement, the programmes would run effective from the 2025/2026 academic session.
Akinbisoye said that the approval followed a successful resource assessment exercise conducted by the Commission in April 2025.
He said the information was contained in a letter dated 28th July, 2025, and signed by the NUC Acting Director of Academic Planning, Abubakar Girei.
His words, “With this latest addition, the number of approved academic programmes in BOUESTI has risen to 85, all secured within just five years of the institution’s establishment.
“This remarkable feat further underscores the university’s rapid academic expansion, commitment to quality education and responsiveness to the dynamic demands of the 21st-century workforce.”
Reacting to the development, BOUESTI Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olufemi Adeoluwa, expressed appreciation to the NUC for its continued support and assured that “the university remains steadfast in its vision to be a centre of excellence for teaching, research and community development”.
Adeoluwa also commended the efforts of staff across relevant schools of study and departments for the successful outcome of the resource verification.
The statement added, “BOUESTI has continued to grow in leaps and bounds, constantly breaking new grounds and shattering glass ceilings in the Nigerian higher education landscape”.
