The Bauchi State Government has shut down colleges of education that are yet to be registered in the state, News About Nigeria 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 tangible infrastructure in place.
She added that the colleges have nothing to make them stand, as they even borrow teachers from primary and secondary 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.
She maintained that colleges must ensure they employ only qualified teachers and also upgrade their facilities periodically.
“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 out 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 upgrades of school facilities and equipment. Some of them are still using analogue typewriters in their offices in this digital era,” she stated.
