By Hope James
The Bauchi State Government has shut down unregistered colleges of Education in the State, Edum News reports.
The state Commissioner for Higher Education, Mrs Lydia Tsammani, disclosed this while speaking at a news conference in Bauchi on Thursday.
She noted that 39 private colleges did not get the approval of the National Commission for Colleges of Education or put in place tangible infrastructure.
She added that the colleges have nothing to make them stand as they even borrow teachers from primary and seconds schools.
According to Tsammaani, the ministry issued a notice to unregistered colleges with approved structures, to complete their registration within six months or face sanction.
She further disclosed that 12 colleges operating with NCCE’s approval would be allowed to continue only after they engage qualified staff and pay their registration fees to the ministry.
Her words, “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.
“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 upgrade of school facilities and equipment. Some of them are still using analogue typewriters in their offices in this digital era”.
