History
January 13, 2025 2025-01-23 9:40History
Welcome to the Federal University of Education, Kontagora
The Federal University of Education (FUE), Kontagra formally Federal College of Education (FCE) Kontagora is located in Niger State geo-political zone of Nigeria. The college now a university was established in September, 1978 as Federal Advanced Teacher College (FATC) during the military Administration of General Olusegun Obasanjo, (GCFR). This followed the recommendation of Sir. Eric Ashby report of 1970 and subsequent promulgation of principal act cited as Federal College of Education decree no. 4 of 1986 and as amended in decree no. 6 of 1993.
The institution, which was initially affiliated to the university of Ilorin became an autonomous institution as from 1987 under the supervision of National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE). The Federal College of Education, Kontagora, among others is purposely established to prepare teachers at the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) level and to run other related programmes before it was upgraded to a University to perform this mandate at a higher level.
Roll Call of Past Administrators
The college took off under the able leadership of the founding principal, Mr. O. O. Uguru at the temporary site in 1978.
Academic activities were carried out from different rented and borrowed building widely scattered in town. During the early stage, staff and students were accommodated in different locations in town. Mr. Uguru handed over to Dr. S. K. Afolabi who was appointed Acting principal of the college in October 1981. He served as an acting principal till December, 1982.
Mr. M. A. Uppal (an Indian expatriate) assumed office on 1st January , 1983. He was later replaced by Dr. S.A. Abdulrahman in 1985. In 1987, Alhaji S.U. Dalhatu became provost of the college and served for six years.
Dr. Elisha G. Kutara replaced Alhaji Shehu Dalhatu as provost of the college on 8th March 1993 who was redeployed to Federal college of Education, Zaria. Dr. A. M. Tura was appointed sole Administrator for college on 1st August 1996 as a result of the crisis that engulfed the college which led to the setting up an Adminstrative panel by the Federal Ministry of Education.
On 1st December 1998, Dr. Emmanuel I. Makoju took over the leadership of the then college and served as the provost for two terms (1998-2006), In October 2006, Alhaji Sheshi T. Sidi, was appointed Acting provost and served in that capacity for three years. Dr. Nathaniel O. Odediran was appointed as the provost of the college on the 19th January 2010. After a successful first tenure, he was reappointed to serve for another term of four years by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR). His tenure came to an end on the 17th January 2018.
Alhaji Jibrin Garba Danwake was appointed to act as the provost for three months.
Prof. Faruk Rashid Haruna, the current provost of the institution was appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria on the 10th of April 2018.
The college offers several courses leading to the award of Nigeria certificate in Education, Certificate, Diploma and Degree.
Between October 13th – 15th 2024 the _____ governing council were in institution to formally announce the transmutation of the College a university status otherwise known as Federal University of Education, Kontagora under the able Leadership of Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Faruk Rashid Haruna and new management staffs. The University now
