THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided by President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday approved conversion of five tertiary institutions to universities status.
The Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, said that the approval included upgrading of four old Federal Colleges of Education to new Universities of Education.
According to him, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State now to be known as Adeyemi University of Education, Ondo, Federal College of Education, Zaria changed to Federal University of Education, Zaria, Federal College of Education, Kano now to be called Federal University of Education, Kano while Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri is now approved as Alvan Ikoku University of Education, Owerri.
He said the fifth institution is the Medical Health Sciences College in Otukpo now changed to the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo.
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