FUE Zaria Management Undertakes Inspection Visit to New FCE Zaria Site

The Management of the Federal University of Education (FUE), Zaria, has conducted a working inspection and sightseeing visit to the construction site of the new Federal College of Education (FCE), Zaria.

The visit followed a recent engagement between the University’s Management and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, PhD, GCON, during which the Speaker revealed that FUE Zaria would play a pivotal role in strengthening the administrative and academic foundations of the College as the project approaches completion.

The Federal University of Education, Zaria, was formerly known as the Federal College of Education, Zaria, prior to its elevation to university status in 2024. This transition necessitated the establishment of a new Federal College of Education to further support teacher education and expand access to tertiary education in Zaria, Kaduna State, and beyond.

During the inspection, the Vice-Chancellor and his delegation were taken on a tour of the nearly completed campus, which features key facilities such as administrative buildings, lecture halls and classrooms, students’ centres, laboratories, offices, a sports complex, a library, internal road networks, and other critical infrastructure.

Commending the initiative, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Yahaya Isa Bunkure, described the project as monumental, noting that “the Speaker has done a lot and will be remembered for this outstanding project.”

The education city being developed by the Speaker is designed to house multiple institutions, including the Federal College of Education, Zaria, a College of Health Sciences, a College of Legal Studies, and a campus of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

The Vice-Chancellor was accompanied on the visit by the Acting Registrar, Alh. Shehu Iya Sa’idu; Acting Bursar, Alh. Muhammad Kabiru Aliyu; Acting Director of Works and Services, Engr. Aliyu Ango; Chief of Staff to the Vice-Chancellor, Mal. Sani Ibrahim Wambai; Personal Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor, Mal. Abubakar Adda’u Sani; and the Deputy Director of Information and Protocol, Mal. Usman Yusuf Ladan.