NUC Approves 34 Courses for FUSTECH

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 34 undergraduate programmes for the newly established Federal University of Science and Technology (FUSTECH), Epe, Lagos State.

The approval clear the institution to commence admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session. Conveyed in a letter dated 23 October 2026 and signed on behalf of NUC Executive Secretary Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, followed a resource verification exercise by panels of experts.

However, the approval does not resolve the university's immediate infrastructure question. FUSTECH presently operates by sharing some facilities and infrastructure at the Epe campus of Lagos State University (LASU), an arrangement both institutions have described as "temporary" pending FUSTECH's relocation to its permanent site.

What the NUC Approval Covers for FUSTECH

The approved programmes will be offered on a full-time basis at the university's take-off campuses, effective from the 2026/2027 academic session. The Commission approved an admission quota of 50 students for each programme bringing the total approved quota to 1,700 students across the 34 programmes.

The NUC stated that the approval covers only full-time programmes. Any proposed part-time mode of delivery would require a separate request to the Commission for further processing.

The 34 Approved Programmes by Faculty in FUSTECH

The programmes are spread across five faculties:

Faculty of Computing and Informatics

· Computer Science

· Cyber Security

· Artificial Intelligence

· Data Science

· Information Communication Technology · Software Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

· Geomatics Engineering

· Biomedical Engineering

· Systems Engineering

· Environmental Engineering

· Chemical Engineering

· Petroleum Engineering

· Civil Engineering

· Metallurgical Engineering

· Electrical and Electronics Engineering

· Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

· Prosthetics and Orthotics

· Physiotherapy

· Occupational Therapy

· Complementary and Alternative Medicines

· Health Information Management

· Nursing Science

· Public Health

Faculty of Management Sciences and Technology

· Business Information Technology

· Entrepreneurship

· Logistics and Supply Chain Management

· Transportation Management

Faculty of Science

· Biotechnology

· Forensic Science

· Environmental Management and Toxicology

· Marine Science

· Medicinal Chemistry

· Medical Physics

· Nuclear Science

The Shared Facilities Agreement between LASU & FUSTECH

In April 2026, LASU and FUSTECH issued a joint statement dismissing claims that the LASU Epe campus had been converted into a federal university. The statement, signed by the Registrars of both institutions, clarified that FUSTECH is only temporarily utilising some facilities within the LASU Epe campus to support its take-off, based on a collaborative arrangement between both parties.

The institutions emphasised that the LASU Epe campus remains a fully operational part of LASU, hosting the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, School of Agriculture, and pre-degree and sandwich programmes, among other academic and research centres. Both universities maintain separate identities, governance systems, and academic programmes, and the temporary sharing of infrastructure will remain in place until FUSTECH relocates to its permanent site.

What This Means for Students interested in FUSTECH.

With the NUC approval in place, FUSTECH can now begin admitting its pioneer undergraduate students for the 2026/2027 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kazeem Adeola Oshikoya, expressed the university's readiness to commence the inaugural admission process. Established in November 2025, FUSTECH is one of Nigeria's newest federal universities.

Notice to FUSTECH Prospective Candidate

Prospective candidates should note that the 50-student-per-programme quota means competition for places might be tight across all 34 courses, and that the university's operations will run from shared facilities at the LASU Epe campus until its permanent site is ready.