About – CODeL

approve the establishment of the Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning (CODeL) in 2011 and the University Council in May, 2012. On the 19^th October, 2015, Governing Board of the Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning (CODeL) was inaugurated by the former Vice-Chancellor, Prof. M. A. Akanji.

Professor Faruk KUTA

Vice Chancellor, FUT Minna

Dr Sadiat Adetoro SALAU

Centre Director

Dr Abdulhakeem YUSUF

Deputy Director, Learners’ Support

Dr Jibril Abdullahi BALA

Deputy Director, Academics

Mr Danjuma MOHAMMED

Centre Secretary

Head, Instructional Systems Design & Examination Officer

Mr Kadinebari Dome

Head, Learners’ Support

Mrs Bilikisu Abubakar

Past And Present Centre Directors

Since inception, the Centre has been blessed with notable professionals to stir its activities. The centre had from inception to 2011, Prof. Joseph Odigure as the first Director of the centre. While Prof. A.M. Aibinu led the centre’s activities from 2014 to 2022. His successor Dr. Julia Echie led the Centre from 2022 to 2025 and handed over to Dr Fatimah Abduldayan in March 2025.

The current Centre Director, Dr Sadiat Adetoro Salau took over the mantle of leadership in September 2025.

Prof. Joseph Odigure

Prof. A. M. Aibinu

Dr. Julia Eichie

Dr. Fatimah Abduldayan

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The concept of establishing Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning (CODeL) in Federal University of Technology, Minna was born out of the necessity to democratise and provide access to higher education to a larger number of interested students presently limited by the existing structure (human and physical resources) or engaged in other life demanding issues. This informed the University Senate’s position to approve the establishment of the Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning (CODeL) in 2011 and the University Council in May, 2012. On the 19th October, 2015, Governing Board of the Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning (CODeL) was inaugurated by the former Vice-Chancellor, Prof. M. A. Akanji.