By Ifeanyichukwu Marcus, Gusau.
(SINL NIGERIA) The National Board for Technical Education, NBTE has accredited eight academic programs for Zamfara State College of Health Sciences and Technology Tsafe.
Recall, Accreditation and resource inspection exercise by NBTE was held between 26th to 28th march, 2025, and this followed the release of the 2025 accreditation results of academic programs of the college.
This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the College, Comrade Jamilu Sani Tsafe and made available to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital.
The statement added that with this, the College provost and Accreditation committee of the college announced that three academic programmes have received full accreditation with excellent scores, while five programs were granted commencement approval.
“The accredited programs were, National Diploma in environmental health technology and National Diploma in community health while National Diploma in Dental therapy have been approved last year”, the statement added.
“Others that were granted approval for commencement include, ND in Dental Surgery Technology, ND public health technology, ND Epidemiology and disease control, ND Health Information Management and ND Statistics”
“Subsequently all the above eight courses have gotten the approval from their regulatory bodies with additional Diploma in Dental Health Therapy, while Biomedical Engineering was also granted commencement approval”
“This is a testament to the college management commitment to academic excellence and quality education in the state and country at large”
“Therefore, the College Management extends its heartfelt gratitude to Zamfara state government for the unwavering support and dedication in providing all the necessary funds and resources in achieving this significant milestone”
The Management also thanked the State Governor, Dauda Lawal for his concern and attention given to the college for the total renovation and equipping the college with all necessary materials needed which has enabled it to meet all accreditation requirements effectively”