At least 150 undergraduate academic programmes in Nigeria’s public and private universities are unaccredited.
According to the 2016 accreditation status report by the National Universities Commission (NUC), exclusively obtained by this newspaper, the unaccredited courses are domiciled in 37 of 143 universities in the country.
The Quality Assurance Department of the NUC is in charge of accrediting courses in the universities. See full list below:
| S/No | School | Course |
| 1. | University of Nigeria, Nsukka | Russian |
| Dentistry | ||
| Statistics | ||
| 2. | University of Benin | Anatomy |
| Pharmacy | ||
| 3. | University of Calabar | Business Management |
| Theatre and Media Arts | ||
| Public Health | ||
| 4. | University of Jos | History and International Relations |
| Medical Laboratory Science | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Science Laboratory Technology | ||
| 5. | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | Architecture |
| Microbiology | ||
| 6. | Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola | Banking |
| 7. | Federal University of Technology, Minna | Biology Education |
| Chemistry Education | ||
| Geography Education | ||
| Industrial and Technical Education | ||
| Mathematics Education | ||
| Physics Education | ||
| 8. | University of Abuja | Accounting |
| English Language | ||
| Linguistics | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| Agricultural Education | ||
| Biology Education | ||
| Chemistry Education | ||
| Economics Education | ||
| Education (Social Science) | ||
| Geography Education | ||
| Integrated Science | ||
| Mathematics Education | ||
| Law | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| 9. | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi | Automobile Education |
| Building Technology Education | ||
| Business Education | ||
| Electrical Electronics Technology Education | ||
| Integrated Science | ||
| Architecture | ||
| Building | ||
| Industrial Design | ||
| Survey & Geo-informatics | ||
| Applied Geophysics | ||
| Engineering Physics | ||
| Physics Electronics | ||
| 10. | University of Uyo | Efik/Ibibio |
| 11. | Nnamdi Azikiwe University | Nursing Science |
| Industrial/Production Engineering | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | ||
| 12. | University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun | Chemistry |
| Environmental Management & Toxicology | ||
| Geology | ||
| Geophysics | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| 13. | Federal University, Wukari | English/Literary Studies |
| 14. | Rivers State University of Science & Technology | Quantity Surveying |
| 15. | Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma | Material & Production Engineering |
| Architecture | ||
| Building | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Botany | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Political Science | ||
| 16. | Abia State University | English Language Education |
| French Education | ||
| Igbo Education | ||
| History Education | ||
| Religious Studies Education | ||
| Education (Library Studies/Igbo/English/Social Studies/Government) | ||
| Biology Education | ||
| Chemistry Education | ||
| Economics Education | ||
| Geography Education | ||
| Guidance & Counselling | ||
| Mass Communication | ||
| 17. | Enugu State University of Science & Technology | Library & Information Science |
| 18. | Olabisi Onabanjo University | Christian Religious Studies Education |
| History Education | ||
| Islamic Studies Education | ||
| Electrical Electronics Engineering | ||
| 19. | Ekiti State University | African Traditional Religion |
| Religious Studies | ||
| Civil Engineering | ||
| 20. | Lagos State University | English Language |
| French | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| Yoruba | ||
| 21. |
Imo State University |
