When the University College became a full-fledged University in the 1962/63 session, a Faculty of Education and Extra-Mural Studies was established, comprising the former Department of Extra-Mural Studies and the Department and Institute of Education.  In terms of governance, however, the main link of the Institute to the Faculty was the fact that the posts of Director of the Institute of Education and Head of Department of Education were held by the same person.  The governance of the Institute continued through the Board of Delegates as had been approved in 1961.  The section of the original Institute that became completely absorbed by the Faculty Board of Education governance was the Department of Education.

 Thus all the internal courses were run in the Department of Education and the Department of Adult Education which succeeded the Department of Extra-Mural Studies.  Institute involvement with examinations and teacher training courses was concentrated on the external programmes in the constituent advanced Teacher Training Colleges, namely the N.C.E and later the Associateship Certificate in Education (ACE) and the Nigerian Defence Academy certificate of Education (NDACE).

            While Professor Taylor was Head of the Department of Education and Director of the Institute of Education he attempted to recruit somebody else to become the Director of the Institute of Education.  He brought in Canon Donald Mason; Retired Principal of Christ’s School, Ade-Ekiti.  Mason spent about a year in the Institute.  I am not aware of his reasons for not taking up the job.  But he resigned and went away without the appointment taking place.

            At the end of his term of office Professor Andy Taylor was succeeded by Professor Miller.  But strangely Miller was appointment only as Head of Department of Education.  He was just asked to “look after the affairs of the Institute in an acting capacity”.  Those of us in the Institute could only speculate on the reason.  It seemed Taylor was still bent on appointing a separate Director of the Institute and had discussed his plans with the Vice Chancellor, Professor Lambo.

            Naturally Miller was not happy about this situation and deliberately went all out to destroy the Institute.  All members of the Department and Institute had been recruited into the Institute of Education. Miller transferred all of them into the Department where they carried out, according to him, “Institute type activities” – a new term for the moderation of the NCE Colleges of Education and other affiliated Institutions and public services activities.  Only the Secretary of the Institute was left in the Institute.

            In August 1973, Miller was succeeded by Professor Majasan as Head of Department but as Director of the Institute.

            By this time Taylor had left the University of Ibadan to head the Education Department in the University of Wales, Cardiff.  Out of the blue I was summoned by the Vice Chancellor to his house one evening.

            “It has been decided,” he said to me.  “Council will appoint you Director of the Institute of Education.  Expect your letter of appointment within the next four days.”

Meanwhile rumour went round that Yoloye was trying to upstage his seniors and create a kingdom for himself by breaking the Institute away from the Department and getting installed as Director.

My letter of appointment never came. Meanwhile high level political lobbying was going on.  By this time there, was a new Vice Chancellor, Professor Oritsejolomi Thomas.

In response to the scuttling of his planned appointment as Director Institute of Education, Yoloye presented a proposal to the Board of delegates recommending separate headship for the Institute of Education and presenting his ideas on the structure of an Institute under a separate headship from the Department of Education.

Professor Majasan was then Director Institute of Education and Chairman of the Board of Delegates.  A Committee chaired by Professor Miller was set up to consider Yoloye’s paper.  Somehow a decision was not made until the term of office of Professor Majasan expired.

A word of explanation is necessary in respect of the Associateship Certificate in Education.  This was the title of a course formerly run in the Department of Education.

In 1970, however, the newly created Headmasters’ Institute, Benin-City, sought affiliation to the University of Ibadan through the Institute of Education for the purpose of running an Associateship Certificate in Education programme.

In approving the affiliation and programme, Senate directed that the Associateship Certificate in Education certificate to be awarded should be labelled “External” to distinguish it from the one run by the Department of Education.  However, the Faculty Board of the Education preferred a different kind of distinction.  It was reasoned that the term “Associateship” was, in fact, more appropriate to courses run in affiliated colleges.

The internal one should be “the” Certificate in Education. Accordingly, with the approval of Senate, the internal course run by the Department of Education was called Certificate in Education while that run by the Institute was designated Associateship Certificate in Education with effect from 1971/72 session.

 Thus all the internal courses were run in the Department of Education and the Department of Adult Education which succeeded the Department of Extra-Mural Studies.  Institute involvement with examinations and teacher training courses was concentrated on the external programmes in the constituent advanced Teacher Training Colleges, namely the N.C.E and later the Associateship Certificate in Education (ACE) and the Nigerian Defence Academy certificate of Education (NDACE).

            While Professor Taylor was Head of the Department of Education and Director of the Institute of Education he attempted to recruit somebody else to become the Director of the Institute of Education.  He brought in Canon Donald Mason; Retired Principal of Christ’s School, Ade-Ekiti.  Mason spent about a year in the Institute.  I am not aware of his reasons for not taking up the job.  But he resigned and went away without the appointment taking place.

            At the end of his term of office Professor Andy Taylor was succeeded by Professor Miller.  But strangely Miller was appointment only as Head of Department of Education.  He was just asked to “look after the affairs of the Institute in an acting capacity”.  Those of us in the Institute could only speculate on the reason.  It seemed Taylor was still bent on appointing a separate Director of the Institute and had discussed his plans with the Vice Chancellor, Professor Lambo.

            Naturally Miller was not happy about this situation and deliberately went all out to destroy the Institute.  All members of the Department and Institute had been recruited into the Institute of Education. Miller transferred all of them into the Department where they carried out, according to him, “Institute type activities” – a new term for the moderation of the NCE Colleges of Education and other affiliated Institutions and public services activities.  Only the Secretary of the Institute was left in the Institute.

            In August 1973, Miller was succeeded by Professor Majasan as Head of Department but as Director of the Institute.

            By this time Taylor had left the University of Ibadan to head the Education Department in the University of Wales, Cardiff.  Out of the blue I was summoned by the Vice Chancellor to his house one evening.

            “It has been decided,” he said to me.  “Council will appoint you Director of the Institute of Education.  Expect your letter of appointment within the next four days.”

Meanwhile rumour went round that Yoloye was trying to upstage his seniors and create a kingdom for himself by breaking the Institute away from the Department and getting installed as Director.

My letter of appointment never came. Meanwhile high level political lobbying was going on.  By this time there, was a new Vice Chancellor, Professor Oritsejolomi Thomas.

In response to the scuttling of his planned appointment as Director Institute of Education, Yoloye presented a proposal to the Board of delegates recommending separate headship for the Institute of Education and presenting his ideas on the structure of an Institute under a separate headship from the Department of Education.

Professor Majasan was then Director Institute of Education and Chairman of the Board of Delegates.  A Committee chaired by Professor Miller was set up to consider Yoloye’s paper.  Somehow a decision was not made until the term of office of Professor Majasan expired.

A word of explanation is necessary in respect of the Associateship Certificate in Education.  This was the title of a course formerly run in the Department of Education.

In 1970, however, the newly created Headmasters’ Institute, Benin-City, sought affiliation to the University of Ibadan through the Institute of Education for the purpose of running an Associateship Certificate in Education programme.

In approving the affiliation and programme, Senate directed that the Associateship Certificate in Education certificate to be awarded should be labelled “External” to distinguish it from the one run by the Department of Education.  However, the Faculty Board of the Education preferred a different kind of distinction.  It was reasoned that the term “Associateship” was, in fact, more appropriate to courses run in affiliated colleges.

The internal one should be “the” Certificate in Education. Accordingly, with the approval of Senate, the internal course run by the Department of Education was called Certificate in Education while that run by the Institute was designated Associateship Certificate in Education with effect from 1971/72 session.