FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ACT, 2023

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FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ACT, 2023

LAWS OF THE FEDERATIONOF NIGERIA

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1 — ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

1.     Establishment of Federal Colleges of Education and legal status of the Colleges.

2.     Objectives.

3.     Functions of each College.

4.     Governing Structures of the Colleges and Visitor to the College

5.     Establishment of the Governing Council of each College.

6.     Membership of Governing Council.

7.     Tenure of office of Council members.

8.     Powers of the Council.

9.     The academic board and its functions.

10.    Establishment of the College management committee, school board and departmental board.

11.    Congregation.

12.    Power of the Minister over Councils.

13.    Office of the provost, functions, appointment and tenure.

14.    Tenure and procedure for the removal of provost.

15.    Office of the deputy provost, functions, appointment, tenure and procedure for removal.

16.    Other principal officers

17.    Functions of Registrar and tenure.

18.    Functions of Bursar and tenure.

19.    Functions of College Librarians and tenure.

20.    Selection Board.

21.    Hoe a principal officer can resign his appointment.

22.    Appointment of other staff of the college who are not principal officers.

23.    Remuneration of the provost, other principal officers and other employees.

24.    Pension provisions.

25.    Retirement age for staff of the Colleges.

PART II – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

26.    Establishment of Colleges of Education Fund.

27.    Power to accept gifts.

28.    Accounts.

29.    Audits.

PART III — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

30.    Office premises

31.    Discipline of students.

32.    Repeal.

33.    Interpretation.

34.    Citation.

SCHEDULE

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FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ACT, 2023

ACT NO. 43

AN ACT TO REPEAL THE FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ACT, CAP. F8 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004 AND ENACT THE FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ACT, 2022 TO SET A UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ESTABLISHED BY ACTS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS.

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[COMMENCEMENT]                           [12^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2023]

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ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria—

PART 1 — ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

1.     Establishment of Federal Colleges of Education and legal status of the Colleges.

(1)    There is established, the Federal Colleges of Education, specified in the First Schedule to this Act (in this Act referred to as the “Colleges”), which has the powers and shall perform the functions that are conferred on them by this Act.

(2)    Each College-

(a)    is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;

(b)    has power to acquire and dispose of interests in movable and immovable property; and

(c)    may sue or be sued in its corporate name. [First Schedule]

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