LEGISLATURE

A'IBOM LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AKS UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, AFAHA NSIT By JULIUS Nsikak - Explicit Magazine March 13, 2025 Mrs. Onofiok, AKHA committee chairman on Education The Akwa Ibom State Legislature has recently passed a law providing for the establishment of the Akwa Ibom State University of Education, Afaha Nsit, and making provisions for its administration and other connected purposes. This legislation follows a report presented by the Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Hon. (Mrs.) Kenim Onofiok, also a member representing Oron/Odung Uko State Constituency. Mrs. Onofiok explained that the bill will provide advanced teacher education programmes and opportunities for children in the state and beyond seeking admission into degree-awarding institutions. She noted that students have lost interest in the three-year National Certificate for Education (NCE) programmes, preferring the four-ye...