Federal College of Education, Oyo

Federal College of Education, Oyo was established on 5 October 1977 as Federal Advanced Teacher's college. The institution, according to a UNDP/UNESCO 1996 report ".. Has the best qualified Staff in Special Education not only in Nigeria but in West, North, East and Central Africa." The College is the only one of its kind in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. It has the largest conglomeration of handicapped students that could be found in any Higher institution in Nigeria and the largest concentration of specialized facilities for teaching and training of teachers of the Handicapped in Nigeria. During its 40th anniversary celebrations, the college gave special recognition award to former President Olusegun obasanjo whose military administration brought about the upgrading of the institution from the then Federal Advanced Teachers College to a College of Education with the mandate to award the National Certificate of Education in 1977. ()