Kwara State University, Malete, has announced plans to discontinue its Top-Up/HND Conversion programme from the 2025/2026 academic session in compliance with directives from the National Universities Commission.
The institution disclosed this in a public announcement on Monday, signed by the Registrar, Kikelomo Sallee.
According to the statement, the decision followed regulations issued by the National University Commission, the regulatory body for universities in Nigeria.
“This is to inform the public that Kwara State University, Malete, will discontinue its Top Up/HND Conversion programme from the 2025/2026 academic session.
This discontinuation is in compliance with the regulations of the National Universities Commission (NUC), the regulatory body for all universities in Nigeria,”the statement read.
The university added that the NUC would later provide directives regarding students already enrolled in the programme.
“The NUC will also give directives on the status of students already enrolled on the programme in KWASU in due course,” it added.
KWASU reaffirmed its commitment to regulatory compliance and academic standards.
Kwara State University, Malete, is firmly committed to ethical standards and abides by all the policies of the regulatory body,” the statement noted.
The development comes weeks after the university secured full accreditation for nine undergraduate programmes during the NUC’s October/November 2025 accreditation exercise.
In a statement issued by the Director of University Relations, Saeedat Aliyu, the university said the accreditation status was conveyed in a letter dated April 7, 2026, and signed by the NUC Director of Accreditation, Abraham Chundusu.
According to the notice, “the full accreditation status is valid for the statutory period of three years.”
The accredited programmes include Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Environmental Health Science, English, Linguistics, Performing Arts, Computer Science and Microbiology.
Reacting to the development, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, described the accreditation as a reflection of the institution’s commitment to academic excellence.