The management of the College of Education IIorin, on Sunday
appealed to the Federal Government to allow state colleges of education
to offer degree programmes in the country.
The Provost of the college, Dr. Isiaka Opobiyi, told the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that the programme would be necessary because
of the large number of Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) holders
yet to obtain university degrees.
He said if the degree programme was approved, it would cater for shortage of teachers in secondary schools.
“The award of degrees programme by state colleges of education will
enable NCE graduates to obtain degrees in an education discipline,” the
provost said.
Opobiyi added that the government on the other hand could affiliate
state colleges of education to universities closer to them for the award
of degrees.
He said the measure would improve the standard of teaching, which would bring
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Tuesday 7 January 2014
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