By Biola Lawal
Abuja (Flowerbudnews): The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has bestowed Scholarship Awards on Six Best Students from the nation’s Colleges of education as part of the activities to mark 2024 International Teachers Day.
Flowerbudnews reports that the SouthWest Zonal winner, Mubarak Latona from Federal College of Education (FCE), Iwo in Osun state, however, emerged as the most outstanding and Overall Best Student of Nigeria’s Colleges of Education.
Other five Best Zonal students are; Miss Nusaiba Awwal Barau from Saadatu Rimi College of Education (COE), Kumbostso, for North West Zone, Miss Nwachukwu Chioma Ruth, COE, Akwanga, Nasarawa state for North Central Zone and Nwoha Johnson Obinna, COE Ihite Iboma, for South East Zone.
Others are Mal. Musa AbduLLAH Musa, COE Azare for North East Zone and Miss Ezeanofu Chisom Miracle FCE (T), Asaba for South South Zone.
The Special Guest at the occasion, the Minister of State, Education, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, personally presented the overall best student award to Mubarak Latona and then took personal photograph with the outstanding boy and his parents, Haj and Hajia AbdulWaheed Latona.
The event was attended by many dignitaries from the Education and labour sectors, including the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), JAMB Registrar, Prof. Isiaq Oloyede, TETFUND Executive Secretary m, Arc Sonny Echono among others.
The Provost of the Federal College of Education, Dr. Rafiu Soyele commended Mubarak Latona for making the Institution proud. He congratulated Haj Latona and his wife for Mubarak’s success.
Dr. Soyele is also currently the Chairman of the Committee of Federal Provosts (COFEP,)
