- Safiu Kehinde
Kwara State University (KWASU) has scrapped its Top Up and Higher National Diploma (HND) Conversion programme from the 2025/2026 academic session.
The institution’s management cited compliance with the regulations of the National Universities Commission (NUC) as reason behind the discontinuation of the programme.
This was made known in a statement issued on Monday by the KWASU’s Registrar, Dr. Kikelomo Salle.
On the fate of students currently enrolled under the programme, Salle disclosed that further directive will be issued by the NUC over the status of the students.
The registrar affirmed the institution’s commitment to ethical standards and abides by all the policies of the NUC.
The statement read; “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 NUC will also give directives on the status of students already enrolled on the programme in KWASU in due course.
“Kwara State University, Malete, is firmly committed to ethical standards and abides by all the policies of the regulatory body.”