NTI to open study center in Numan, Adamawa
The National Teachers Institute (NTI) says it has concluded arrangements to establish an additional study center for degree programs in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa.
The NTI Coordinator in the state, Hajiya Aishatu Usman, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Wednesday.
She said the center, designed to admit over 60 students, would commence academic activities in the 2022–2023 session.
According to her, 241students are currently undergoing degree programmes in its Yola and Mubi study centers,
She listed the programs to include arts and education with specializations in social studies, science and education, and health education, among others.
Usman said the institute had trained 8,640 students, of whom 599 were under the Pivotal Teacher Training Program (PTTP).
She said 2,151 of the students obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), and 5,890 others got the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE).
The coordinator said the programs are being run concurrently by the institute in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Teachers Registration Council (TRCN), and the Federal Ministry of Education under the Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa (BYA) education initiative.
