The Vice-Chancellor of Muhammad Kamalud-deen University (MKU), Ogidi, Ilorin, Professor Rasheed Gbenga Jimoh has detailed the institution’s growth trajectory since securing its operating licence in June 2023, highlighting a 100 percent success rate in its recent accreditation exercise conducted by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
Speaking during a radio interview programme, The Beat, Professor Jimoh recalled that the university received its operational licence on June 9, 2023, followed by a mandatory NUC resource verification exercise in October 2023. Academic activities officially kicked off in late 2023 across 15 initial degree programmes, with the student body growing to over 500 students.
Providing updates on regulatory compliance, the Vice-Chancellor disclosed that the university presented 13 programmes for NUC accreditation, securing full accreditation for 10 courses and interim accreditation for three.
He emphasized that the positive accreditation outcome ensures that the university’s pioneer cohort, set to enter their final year in October 2026, will be fully eligible for graduation and subsequent mobilization for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme ahead of the maiden convocation in 2027.
Professor Jimoh further revealed that the institution underwent an NUC institutional assessment between April 20 and 23, 2026, as part of requirements to transition from a provisional licence to a full operating status.
Additionally, the university completed resource preparations in August 2026 for proposed expansions into Law and Health Sciences including Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Nursing Science, Public Health, Medical Laboratory Science, and Doctor of Physiotherapy and is currently awaiting final regulatory approval to commence admissions for the new faculties.
Established to preserve the educational legacy of the late Sheikh Muhammad Kamalud-deen Al-Adaby, founder of the Ansarul Islam Society of Nigeria, the university continues to expand access through targeted scholarships. Professor Jimoh noted that the proprietor offers full tuition waivers for Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, alongside subsidized fee structures for STEM disciplines like Mathematics and Data Science, ensuring affordable, high-quality tertiary education for young Nigerians.