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Renovation/Completion of Projects and New Projects Infrastructural Development Towards Enhancing Quality Basic Education Research findings have shown that there is strong evidence that high quality infrastructural facilities enhance better instruction and improve on students’ outcomes, among others”. Accordingly, Professor Auna intend to re-appraise the existing structures for sustenance and equip them with high tech equipment that would enhance teaching and learning. To achieve this, he has outlined the following strategies: [...]

Prof. Yakubu Assumes Duty, Tours Schools and Interacts with Staff Interactive Session with the Provost The members of the Senior Staff Union of the College of Education, Minna had an interactive session with the Provost on the 10th of October, 2018. Issues ranging from staff promotion, lateness to work, TETFund, discipline, salary increment, appointment of academic secretary, unofficial release of official document/information, 7.5%, among many others, were addressed during the [...]

Strategic Focus for Addressing the Strategic Issues Evolving a Service and Development Oriented, Team Bonded Governance Structure In order to achieve the vision and mission of the College through a service and development oriented, team bonded Governance structure there is the need to do the following: Aligning institutional actors around clearly articulated goals; Building effective working relationships; Reducing ambiguity in members’ roles; Emphasis on team work; Orientation and re-training [...]

SWOT Analysis of Niger State College Education Minna as a Teacher Education Institution Strengths Adequate physical facilities for maximizing quality Teacher Education. Accredited NCE and affiliated programmes. Cosmopolitan location and proximity. Weaknesses Inadequacy of qualified and calibre of staff for quality Teacher Education programme. Poor orientation of commitment to institutional development by staff. Weakened teacher professional orientation by academic staff. Over bloated student intake. Poor quality product. Poor security network. [...]

FULL TEXT OF PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD YAKUBU AUNA’S VISION AND MISSION FOR NIGER STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MINNA Introduction Colleges of Education in Nigeria are established primarily to award Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and are responsible for the production of Teachers for the primary and junior secondary levels. The Nigeria Certificate in Education is the basic qualification for teaching in Nigeria. It is a sub-degree (certification course) which is [...]

Reaccreditation of NCE Programmes in the College Nora Roberts once asserted that “If you do not go after what you want, you will never have it. If you do not ask, the answer is always no. if you do not step forward, you’re always in the same place”. Jenna Ushknowitz also said that “I learned to focus and work hard and not to give up. I learned that every obstacle [...]

Report of 2018 Accreditation Exercise from Directorate of Quality Assurance The Directorate of Quality Assurance in collaboration with the College Accreditation Committee began its Accreditation Exercise activities with the sensitization of Heads of Departments, Deans of Schools and Directors of Programmes especially on the documents that they are expected to be made available to the Accreditation Team from National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) Abuja on their arrival to [...]

College of Education seeks NITDA’S Intervention In continuation of his wide range consultation and partnership request with relevant private and public outfits towards a better College of Education, the indefatigable Provost Prof. Muhammad Yakubu Auna on 20/09/2018 led the institution’s Management team to National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Abuja. While at the Agency, the College Chief Executive after congratulating the Director General, Dr. Isah Aliyu Pantami on his appointment [...]

Donation to the College Library The family members of Late Prof. Samuel Kolo Tswanya were in the College on the 27th August, 2018 to donate books to the College library. The handing over of the books was done by the daughter of the Late Prof. Tswanya Kolo, Mrs. Blessing Tswanya to the Provost of the College, Prof. Muhammad Yakubu Auna. The Provost was overwhelmed and full of gratitude for the [...]

The Provost in Radio Niger The Provost and his management team were hosted by the Radio Niger (Crystal FM) on 18th August, 2018. The Provost used the opportunity to enlighten the general public on his vision for the College, which is for Niger State College of Education to be a centre of excellence for teacher education driven by all stakeholders. He also spoke on the journey so far since [...]