Federal College of Education, Kontagora

The Federal College of Education, Kontagora is a federal government higher education institution located in Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria. It is affiliated to Ahmadu Bello University for its degree programmes. The current Provost is Faruk Rashid Haruna.[1][2][3]

Federal College of Education, Kontagora
TypePublic
Established1978
ProvostFaruk Rashid Haruna
Location, ,
Nigeria
AffiliationsAhmadu Bello University
WebsiteOfficial website

History edit

The Federal College of Education, Kontagora was established in 1978.[1]

The geopolitical zone of Nigeria's Niger State is home to the Federal College of Education (FCE) Kontagora. During the military regime of General Olusegun Obasnjo (GCFR), the college was founded in September 1978 as the Federal Advanced Teacher College (FATC). This is in accordance with the recommendations made in the 1970 Sir Eric Ashby report, which was followed by the major act's promulgation, which is known as Federal College of Education decree no. 4 of 1986 and its amendments in decree no. 6 of 1993.

First connected to the University of Ilorin, the college gained independence in 1987 and fell under the direction of the National Commission for College of Education (NCCE). Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) teacher preparation is one of the goals of the Federal College of Education, Kontagora, among other institutions.[4]

Courses edit

The institution offers the following courses;[5][6]

  • Christian Religious Studies
  • English Language Education
  • Integrated Science Education
  • Chemistry Education
  • French
  • Igbo
  • Arabic
  • Hausa
  • Computer Education
  • Mathematics Education
  • Agricultural Science
  • Business Education
  • Home Economics
  • Islamic Studies
  • Biology
  • Physical and Health Education
  • Primary Education Studies
  • Political Science
  • Social Studies

Fine and Applied Art

Schools edit

  • School of science
  • School of Language
  • School of Vocational studies
  • School of Arts and social sciences
  • School of General studies[7]

Affiliation edit

The institution is affiliated with the Ahmadu Bello University to offer programmes leading to Bachelor of Education, (B.Ed.) in;[8]

  • Education And Agricultural Science
  • Education And English Language
  • Education And Mathematics
  • Home Economics And Education
  • Business Education
  • Education And Biology
  • Education And Chemistry
  • Education & Islamic Studies
  • Education And Social Studies
  • Education & Arabic
  • Physical And Health Education
  • Education And Hausa
  • Education & Christian Religious Studies
  • Education & Physics
  • Education And Integrated Science

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Plans underway to upgrade FCE Kontagora to University of Education — Provost". Daily Nigerian. 2020-10-04. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ^ NewNigerianNewsPapers (2018-04-19). "FCE Kontagora Gets New Provost". New Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  3. ^ Dickson (2020-10-29). "Need For More TETfund Interventions At FCE, Kontagora". Leadership News - Nigeria News, Breaking News, Politics and more. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. ^ "Federal College of Education - Kontagora". fcekg.edu.ng. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  5. ^ "List of Courses Offered at Federal College Of Education Kontagora (FCEKG)". Nigerian Scholars. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  6. ^ Academy, Samphina (2019-02-27). "Courses in Federal College of Education, Kontagora (FCEKG)". Samphina Academy. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  7. ^ "Federal College of Education - Kontagora". fcekg.edu.ng. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  8. ^ says, COMR WAJAL MANTU (2018-05-02). "List of Degree Courses Offered in Federal College of Education, Kontagora (FCEKONTAGORA)". Academia Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-08-12.