The National Assembly has approved the upgrade of the Adeyemi College of Education to Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo, IgbereTV reports.
The development followed the concurrence of the Senate to theĀ HouseĀ ofĀ RepresentativesĀ Bill on theĀ educationalĀ institution which was earlierĀ passedĀ at the GreenĀ Chamber.
The institution will now be known as Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo after the SenateĀ passedĀ the bill for third reading.
TheĀ PresidentĀ of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said the bill has repealed the Act that established AdeyemiĀ College of EducationĀ and re-enact a new one for the establishment of the Adeyemi FederalĀ College of Education.
It would be recalled that the Bill for the upgrade of the foremostĀ college of EducationĀ wasĀ passedĀ in the EightĀ NationalĀ Assembly but theĀ PresidentĀ Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to it.
The Bill will now be transmitted to the presidency for the Presidentās assent.
