The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has urged the management staff of the FCT College of Education Zuba to develop a comprehensive curriculum that is not only globally compliant but also relevant to local contexts.
During her address at the combined third Convocation Ceremony of the FCT College of Education Zuba, Mahmoud emphasized the importance of adapting the curriculum to facilitate meaningful change.
He asserted that such an adaptation is essential for the College to produce graduates who are not only soundly educated but also marketable, globally competitive, and relevant in today’s world.
She charged the 6,068 new graduates to put into practice the knowledge, expertise, and skills they have garnered from the College for national development.
The Minister recognized the challenges facing the education sector in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), nothing that strategic and sustained efforts have been implemented to address these issues. This includes the allocation of 13 billion naira for the school renovation program.
“The current FCT Administration will not relent in its commitment to following due process, preserving the sanctity of the rule of law, securing the lives and property of our people, and rehabilitating or upgrading our critical infrastructure,” she affirmed.
Mahmoud called on the College to continue to adjust to the ever-changing demands of the modern-day world by repositioning itself through training and retraining of staff, especially in the area of the use of ICT-based technologies in teaching, to encourage impactful education that would bring about sustainable development.
She said, “This college should be the vanguard of research and community service in line with their tripartite mandate.
“Our College, as a citadel of learning, should take the lead in championing demand-driven research that would serve the society in making human lives better and enriched.”
The Minister commended the College for the industrial peace between the staff and student unions while hoping that it will continue to ensure that the territory has a stable higher education sector that positively contributes to national and global competitiveness.
Mahmoud assured that the current FCT Administration would give maximum support, within the available resources, to every planned and sincere effort that is geared towards excellence.
The Provost of the College, Dr Sule Mundi, in his remarks, revealed that a total of 6,068, comprising 4,625 NCE regular and 1,443 NCE part-time graduands have been found worthy both in character and learning for the award of Nigeria Certificate in Education of the College.
Mundi, therefore, appealed to the Administration for adequate funding to enable the College to expand its programmes by introducing technical components such as automobile technology, building, electrical and electronics.
He stressed that the importance of such courses cannot be over-emphasised, especially as such categories of teachers are looking at the basic and post-basic levels in addition to the the fact that they provide a platform for self-reliance.
He, however, commended the FCT Minister for his timely intervention on issues that border on the continued growth and development of the College.
While welcoming guests to the occasion, the FCT Education Mandate Secretary, Dr Danlami Hayyo, noted that the convocation ceremony was a fulfilment of the FCT Administrator’s determination to place the College on a high platform in the comity of colleges of education globally.
The high point of the convocation ceremony was the conferment of fellowship awards and
certificates of excellence to the best-graduating students.
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