The Federal Government has approved the sum of N500 million as administrative and running costs for each of the four Federal Colleges of Education upgraded to the status of universities of education.
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The colleges of education are: Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo; Federal College of Education, Zaria; Federal College of Education, Kano; and Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri.
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The Special Adviser (Media), to Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, the Minister of Education, Dr. Nnamdi Olebara, said this on Sunday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
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Olebara said Shekarau made the announcement when he met with the provosts and members of the governing councils of the new universities on May 23, in Abuja.
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He said the minister assured the provosts and members of the governing councils that they would be retained.
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Shekarau said the Federal Government had directed TETFund to disburse the approved sum to each of the institutions.