Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has urged the federal government to appoint a professional from within the College of Education as the next Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).

The union made the appeal in a statement signed by its President, Ahmed Bazza, ahead of the expiration of the current Executive Secretary's tenure in March.

The current executive secretary, Paulinus Okwelle, a professor, was appointed in March 2021.

The union stated that Nigeria is at a "critical juncture" in its teacher education reforms and needs stability in the leadership of the regulatory body overseeing Colleges of Education.

According to the NCCE Act, an executive sec...