YOLA, ADAMAWA– The Federal College of Education (FCE), Yola, has actually made history by officially matriculating 934 undergraduate trainees into its independent degree tracks.
The historic registration marks the complete operational liftoff of the organization’s independent “Double Mandate Programme,” enabling the college to award Bachelor of Education degrees entirely on its own authority, with no structural association to standard Nigerian universities.
The landmark statement was provided by the Provost of the college, Dr Mohammed Degereji, throughout the matriculation event for the 2025/2026 scholastic session held on Friday, June 5, 2026, at the school properties in Yola.
A 52-Year Advancement to Degree-Awarding Status
The Provost, who was represented at the event by his deputy, Aishatu Khadiri, explained the ceremony as a monumental turning point for the institution.
Developed 52 years earlier as a conventional teacher training technical college, FCE Yola has actually now transitioned into a completely self-governing, degree-granting ivory tower under the federal government’s revamped educational roadmap.
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The recently matriculated 934 scholars make up the pioneer associate admitted into the college’s freshly developed Directorate of Undergrad Research Studies (DUS).
The specialized directorate is spread out throughout different schools within the school to guarantee well balanced training in both core science and arts pedagogy.
Academic Integrity and Statutory Bonds
Dr. Degereji reassured guardians and education stakeholders that FCE Yola possesses the needed scholastic workers, laboratory equipment, and institutional efficiency to establish highly employable, worldwide competitive graduates.
However, the Provost released a stern warning to the freshers concerning school principles, emphasizing that the management maintains a rigorous zero-tolerance policy versus evaluation malpractice, secret cultism, and improper dressing.
He reminded the students that signing the enlisting register constitutes a lawfully binding contract with the organization’s governing council.
Responding on behalf of the newly sworn-in cohort, a leader undergraduate student, Amina Abdullahi, expressed her profound thankfulness to the selection board for discovering them worthwhile of the historic admissions.
Abdullahi vowed on behalf of her peers to support the guidelines and regulations of the organization.
She noted that the unique chance of being the very first independent degree set supplies them with a rare platform to excel academically and obtain the progressive abilities needed to positively change Nigerian society upon graduation.