FCE Okene Has Quality Teachers, Says Provost

Yekini Jimoh

The Federal College of Education (FCE) Okene, Kogi State has been described as a major player in the task of building Nigeria as a result of the quality of teachers it produces.

The Provost, Dr. Ajayi Iyela, who said this at the opening ceremony of accreditation exercise by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) held at the school auditorium, stressed that the institution had long placed premium on development and sustenance of functional ICT and electronic library for quality outputs.

“As one of the foremost colleges of education in Nigeria, we are aware of the importance of having a functional library and ICT unit. Indeed both are fundamentally parts of the several facilities that underscore the academic and intellectual strength and tone of an institution of this nature.

“The college has a fully equipped and functional Management Information Centre (MIC) with which students and staff can access the world, register their courses, pay school fees and access results online.”

According to Iyela, the college which started with only 15 departments has grown to 28, saying that the feat was achieved as a result of highly committed and hardworking provosts that had managed the school over the years.

He told the accreditation team that the college’s curriculum is strictly in adherence with the NCCE minimum standards with lecturers laying emphasis on learner-centred approach which he said has translated into the production of highly innovative graduates over the years.

Responding, the leader of the accreditation team, Dr. Vitalis Lorwua Uji, who commended the provost for an elaborate presentation on the programme and structural facilities of the college.