How AOCOED upgraded to university of education

Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education has been upgraded and will now be called Lagos State University of Education, Top Naija reports.

The change of the Institution’s status was disclosed in a statement signed by the chairman, House Committee on Education (Tertiary Institutions), Hon. Ajani Owolabi.

The statement was titled, ‘Second allocated day for report of the Committee on Education (Tertiary Institutions) on a Bill for a Law to provide for the establishment of The University of Education, Lagos, (UNEDLAG) and for connected purposes.’

It read in part, “You would recall that the House at its Plenary Session of Thursday, 1st July 2021, considered the report of the Committee on Education on “the University of Education, Lagos Bill, 2021” after which a second allotted day was given to the Committee to resolve the grey areas observed by the House.

“Consequently, the Committee met and recommends as follows:
RECOMMENDATIONS

“(1) The definition of ‘UNEDLAG’ be deleted and replaced with “LASUED’ to mean ‘Lagos State University of Education’.

“(2) Clause 39 (1) be redrafted to read: ”The University shall operate a Multi-Campus system with the Main Campus in Adenran Ogunsanya, Otto/Ijanikin and its Annex at Micheal Otedola, Noforija, Epe and any other locations as may be determined by the Visitors or Council from time to time.

“The Committee expresses its gratitude to Mr Speaker and Members for the opportunity given it to carry out this assignment. We also appreciate the Acting Clerk of the House and the Secretariat for the support at ensuring the timely completion of the report.”

The college, which was formerly called Lagos State College of Education, was established in 1958 as a Grade III teacher training college, matriculating about ninety students in its first year. In 1982, due to lack of basic infrastructures, modern facilities and increasing population, the college was moved from Surulere to its present site in Oto-Awori.