Follow Us on Google
•Gets approval for 7 new programmes
By Oluseye Ojo
Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Ibadan, has recorded 100 per cent success in its latest National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation exercise, with all six undergraduate programmes presented for assessment securing full accreditation for five years.
The university also secured NUC approval for seven additional undergraduate programmes, with an admission capacity of 350 students, in a major boost to its academic expansion.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Timothy Adejumo, disclosed these achievements at the university’s fifth convocation ceremony in Ibadan, where 148 students graduated with various degrees, bringing the institution’s cumulative graduate population to 604.
He said the accreditation exercise, conducted between October 29 and November 19, 2025, covered Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Physics and Electronics. All six programmes received full accreditation for five years.
The seven newly approved programmes are Christian Religious Studies, Music, Performing Arts, Community Health Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science and Public Health.
Adejumi said the university was also pursuing approval for additional faculties of Law and Engineering to further broaden its academic offerings.
The Vice-Chancellor said PCU had continued to record significant progress in academic excellence, research, infrastructure development and student advancement.
Of the 148 graduands, 25 obtained First Class Honours, 69 graduated with Second Class Upper Division, 44 obtained Second Class Lower Division, while 10 graduated with Pass degrees.
Miss Temidayo Adelaja of the Department of International Relations emerged as the best graduating student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.83 out of 5.0.
Meanwhile, the Chancellor of the university and National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Archbishop Francis Wale Oke, and the Pro-Chancellor, Prof Dapo Asaju, have called on the Federal Government to extend the benefits of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) to private universities and their students.
The duo made the call during a press conference shortly after the convocation ceremony, questioning the exclusion of private universities from the two government-backed interventions despite the tax contributions of private organisations.
Oke and Asaju argued that it was unfair for the government to collect taxes from private organisations, including those operating in the education sector, while restricting access to funds generated from such taxes to public tertiary institutions.
They maintained that students in private universities were equally Nigerians and deserved access to government-supported opportunities for tertiary education.
Other News
On research, the vice chancellor disclosed that academics of the institution published 32 journal articles and three book chapters during the reporting period, with six of the journal articles indexed in Scopus.
On postgraduate education, he said 26 students were admitted out of 32 applications received, while six proposed postgraduate programmes had successfully undergone resource verification.
He identified the development of Cornerstone City, the university’s proposed permanent site, as another major priority.
According to him, the first phase of the project comprises 12 buildings, including three faculty buildings, male and female hostels, an administrative building, an auditorium, a clinic, a cafeteria, a sports complex and a 40-room guest house.
Adejumo said construction had commenced, with the hostel projects receiving financial support through donations of N200 million from Apostle Joshua Selman and N150 million from Pastor Jerry Eze.
He expressed optimism that the university would complete the first phase of the development within one year.
In his convocation lecture entitled, ‘From Degree to Relevance: Thriving in a Skill-Driven World’, Rev. Deji Olabode urged the graduands to complement their academic qualifications and professional skills with strong moral values.
He identified integrity, truthfulness, loyalty and trustworthiness as essential qualities graduates must cultivate to remain relevant and competitive in an increasingly technology-driven world.
Olabode argued that technological advancement and the growing availability of online learning resources had made the possession of skills alone insufficient to guarantee a competitive advantage.
He urged the graduands to remain trustworthy, appreciate those who invested in their education and remember their alma mater by giving back as they progressed in life.
In her valedictory speech, Adelaja expressed gratitude to God, the university management, lecturers, parents and other supporters for their contributions to her academic success.
She also urged her fellow graduands to uphold the moral values acquired during their years of study.
The convocation ceremony was presided over by the Visitor to the university, Archbishop Francis Wale Oke, while the Pro-Chancellor, Prof Dapo Asaju, was also in attendance.
