The National Universities Commission has approved six new full-time programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for the University of Benin, effective from the 2026/2027 academic session.
The approval followed the successful resource assessment of the proposed programmes by the commission.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, the institution said two of the newly approved undergraduate programmes were designed to address the shortage of specialists in critical areas of the healthcare sector.
The statement read, “Following the successful resource assessment of proposed courses at the University of Benin, the National Universities Commission has approved for the institution six new full-time programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, effective from the 2026/2027 academic session.
“Among the newly approved undergraduate programmes are two special courses – Bachelor of Speech Language Therapy and Bachelor of Occupational Therapy.
