The Senate has passed a bill amending the Federal Colleges of Education Act 1998.
The passage of the bill titled, A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 1998, followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
Senator Sandy Onuh, who presented the report on behalf of the Chairman, Senator Ahmad Babba-Kaita, said the main objective of the bill is to provide a legislative framework to support the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 1998.
According to the lawmaker, it also seeks to re-enact the Federal Colleges of Education to allow for running of degree courses under the supervision of the National Universities Commission NUC.
Hitherto, most colleges in Nigeria offer degree programmes in affiliation with some universities in Nigeria to nurture career teachers with a view to augmenting shortfall of teachers and to meet learning, research, instructional and teaching needs of the prospective students in Nigeria and beyond.
Senator Onuh, said, the framework will enable the Colleges of Education in Nigeria, to offer Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts and similar Certification in the area of its core subjects on both full and part-time basis.
He added that the legislation will bring a lasting solution to the yearnings of Nigerians in the area of Teacher Education within the context of overall national educational development agenda.
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