NAN-H-61
Revenue
By Kate Obande
Abuja, Nov.7, 2016 (NAN) Prof. Bappa- Aliyu Muhammadu, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) says the commission generates about N10 million between January and now.
Muhammadu made this known when the Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), paid an oversight visit to the commission on Monday in Abuja.
Muhammadu said that the fund generated internally was part of the achievements recorded by the commission between January and now.
He explained that the money was generated from the three years renewal of lease for communication mast space, NCCE clinic capitation fee, sales of boarded items and rent of halls.
“The revenue is used to augment insufficient over head appropriated to the commission such as payment of outsourced services, maintenance and fuelling of generating plants, payments of electricity bills, water and waste disposal.’’
He said the commission planned to accredit Federal College of Education Kontagora, Minna and St. Augustine College of Education in South west before December.
Muhammadu said the commission had embarked on monitoring of learning in National Certificate of Education (NCE) awarding institutions in enhancing the quality of graduates.
He explained that the monitoring programme focused on mathematics and integrated science, adding that it was aimed at assessing the students before graduation to ensure quality education in these subjects.
The executive secretary also said that the commission was presently expanding and improving on the Information Technology facilities in the commission and all colleges in the country.
According to him, over 15 colleges of education have been accredited this year and resource visitations are carried out in nine colleges.
Muhammadu said that provisional approvals had been granted for the establishment of four new colleges in Oyo, Gombe, Benue and Enugu states.
He explained that the commission had set up standards for the management and disbursement of public funds to ensure transparency, accountability and compliance in all the federal colleges of education. (NAN)
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Edited by Joseph Edeh/Morayo Omolade
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