FOREWORD

The National Council on Education, established in 1972 is the highest decision making body vested with the mandate of evolving uniform policies on issues relating to all facets of the Nigerian Education sector.

A number of Sector transforming policies have evolved from past statutory meetings of this body.

Some of these policies have been fully implemented while others are at different stages of implementation and therefore require more attention. The importance of these policies cannot be over emphasized, hence the need to document them appropriately.

Accordingly the 1989 meeting in Minna, resolved that summaries of NCE decisions should be compiled and produced every ten years. Volumes 1-3 spanning 1989-1999 and Volumes 4 and 5 spanning 2000-2013 have been compiled and documented into Digital Versatile DISC (DVDs) to guarantee ease of access to information.

This priceless document presents the summaries of decisions of the National Council on Education packaged into Volume 4 spanning 2000-2006 and Volume 5, 2007-2013. It is also an appraisal of the work done by the NCE in the last four years in line with the Transformation Agenda of the President in the development of Nigeria’s Education sector.

I would therefore, recommend this document as a reference material to all decision makers, implementers and other stakeholders in the Nigerian Education sector.

Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, CON

(Sardaunan Kano)

Honourable Minister.