FG disburses N6 billion to six colleges for curriculum devt, others
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The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this on Saturday at the 6th – 35th combined convocation ceremony (1991/1992- 2020/2021) of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe. Mr Adamu said the funds were provided to the schools through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). He said that TETFUND recently inaugurated the establishment of Centres of Excellence in six colleges of education in each of the geopolitical zone, to promite specialisation in pedagogy, curriculum review and development. Mr Adamu, represented by Paulinus Okwelle, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), said each of the institutions received N1 billion as take off grant for the project. He said that the gesture would be sustained in the next five years by TETFUND. He said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had initiated reform policies aimed at repositioning the education sector and improving Nigeria’s human capital index. The Minister said that technical and vocational education was pivotal to the development of human capacity necessary for the nation’s advancement, hence the intervention of the Federal Government in technical education. Mr Adamu said that government relied on the education system to produce the needed manpower and skills development to put the country on the path of industrialisation.
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2021-11-27 22:44:58
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