{"id":296434,"date":"2023-11-08T17:17:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=296434"},"modified":"2023-11-08T17:17:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:17:29","slug":"fg-upgrades-alvan-ikoku-college-to-university-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/11\/08\/fg-upgrades-alvan-ikoku-college-to-university-status\/","title":{"rendered":"FG upgrades Alvan Ikoku College to university status"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>This was disclosed by the former provost of the AIFCE who is now the acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Stella Lemchi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DVC expressed the institution\u2019s gratitude to the State Governor, Hope Uzodimma<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The federal government has upgraded the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE) to a university status.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed by the former provost of the AIFCE who is now the acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Stella Lemchi.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cWe bring you warm greetings from the entire Community of Alvan Ikoku University of Education, Owerri. This is to acquaint you with the current reality and status of our institution formerly known as Alvan Ikoku College of Education, and now the Alvan Ikoku University of Education, Owerri\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The DVC thanked President Bola Tinubu for the consistent policy of his administration to ensure that the journey that started 60 years ago came to reality. 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