Provost of Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, Dr Fasagba Femi, has applauded the Federal Government for approving Colleges of Education to run degree programmes alongside the National Certificate in Education (NCE). Speaking with journalists in Lokoja after receiving an Award of Excellence from the Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),
The Federal Government has begun implementation of a landmark reform allowing Colleges of Education across Nigeria to independently run both the National Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes without university affiliation. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Said Ahmad, described the initiative
The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of bachelor’s degree programmes across 15 approved Federal Colleges of Education in Nigeria. This move follows President Bola Tinubu’s recent assent to the legislation empowering Federal Colleges of Education to award both the Nigeria Certificate in Education and Bachelor’s Degrees in Education. Speaking at a one-day sensitisation programme
President Bola Tinubu has officially launched the Dual Mandate Policy, enabling all Federal Colleges of Education (FCOEs) to concurrently award the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and Bachelor’s degrees. This initiative follows the enactment of the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 2023, which aims to reform teacher education in the country. The Minister of Education,
The Federal Government has officially begun implementing the Dual Mandate Policy for Federal Colleges of Education (FCOEs), allowing them to award Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and Bachelor’s Degrees in Education. The policy, announced on May 2, 2025, follows the signing of the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 2023, into law by President Bola Ahmed
