Brief History of College of Education Zuba

In 1996, the FCT Minister formed a Committee with representatives from the FCDA Department of Education to develop modalities for setting up a College of Education. The committee’s recommendations gave birth to the FCT College of Education, which was briefly housed at Zuba’s defunct Teachers College.

The institution aims to train students to be qualified teachers who will proffer solutions to the challenges in Nigeria’s educational sector. Asides from academics, students are trained in entrepreneurship and vocational knowledge.

The College was founded to provide qualitative teacher education to meet the current challenges facing the Nigerian education system, particularly in the field of teacher training for primary school teachers in science and Nigerian languages.

The first Provost of the College was appointed by the Deputy Director, Mr. B.L. Banda, from the Education Department FCDA. Alhaji A.G. Zakar, the Principal of the inoperative Teachers’ College was appointed the Registrar of the institution. To constitute the pioneer teachers and administrative staff of FCT College of Education, Zuba, administrative and academic staff were selected from secondary schools within FCT.

In May 2000, the institution was closed down for restructuring and reorganization. This was done with the aim of ensuring effectiveness in the academics administration.

FCT College of Education, Zuba, opened in April 2001. By then, new resources and qualified manpower had been put into place.

Dr. Umma Abdulwahid, Deputy Director of the MFCT Education Department in charge of Schools and Higher Education, was appointed Provost of the college. Another Deputy Director, Alhaji Kabiru Isa, was appointed as Registrar.

Source: educated.com.ng

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