JUST IN: BAUCHI SHUTS DOWN 39 PRIVATE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
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The Bauchi state government has shut down 39 private colleges of education because they were not properly registered.
Mrs. Lydia Tsammani, the Commissioner for Higher Education, announced this decision during a press conference in Bauchi on Thursday.
Tsammani stated that the affected institutions lacked approval from the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) and failed to establish adequate infrastructure.
“A total of 39 colleges were found to be without anything. They are operating in primary schools, and when the school closes, then the NCE programmes start with even primary and secondary school teachers as their teachers.
“They even borrowed teachers because they don’t have anything to make them stand as a college,” she said.
According to Tsammaani, the ministry issues a notice to unregistered colleges with approved structures to complete their registration within six months or face sanction.
She said that 12 colleges operating with NCCE’s approval would be allowed to continue only after they engaged qualified staff and paid their registration fees to the ministry.
“They must ensure that they admit only qualified candidates because it was discovered that some of them are just interested in the school fees.
“They must also ensure continuous upgrades of school facilities and equipment. Some of them are still using analogue typewriters in their offices in this digital era.”
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