Federal College of Education, Zaria

Federal College of Education, Zaria is a College of Science and Art based in Zaria, Nigeria. It was established by the then Northern Region Government of Nigeria in November 1962.^[1][2][3] It was initially named Northern Secondary Teachers College and later known as Advanced Teachers' College Zaria, under the administrative and policy control of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, until 1991.^[4] The institution was initially located at the present site of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic (Annex) before it was moved to Gyallesu, opposite Ahmadu Bello University, Kongo Campus - Zaria in 1973.^[5] It was later disarticulated from ABU, Zaria and renamed Federal College of Education, Zaria. In May 2015, it was converted to a University of Education, together with some other Colleges in the Country, by the PDP government. Later in August same year, the APC Government reversed the conversion to its former status as Federal College of Education, Zaria, including all the others.

The current provost of the college is Dr. Suleiman Balarabe, who was appointed following the expiration of Dr. Abdullahi Ango Ladan's tenure in February 2021.^[6]