About Us
Ansar-ud-Deen College of Education
Our Attestation
By 1960, the year of Nigeria’s Flag Independence, ADSON had build over 200 Primary Schools, 18 Secondary Modern Schools, 3 Secondary Grammar Schools (Including one for girls), and 3 Teacher’s Training Colleges.
Our Homage to the Founding Fathers and Past Presidents of the ADSON (Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria on its
- Success Story Investment in Human Development “An Investment in Knowledge (Education) always pays the best interest” – Benjamin Franklin (1790)
- A Testimony: The incumbent Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Mr Godwin Emefiele, CON attended the Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School, Igbosere Lagos (now known as the Government Primary School Victoria Island, Lagos). He passed out in June, 1973, approximately 48 years ago.
- The foundation of his educational advancement to national prominence is purely on merit.
The Foundation of ADCOED
Ansar-Ud-Deen Colleges of Education, (ADCOED) Isolo, is an off-shoot of a defunct training centre, known as the institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies (IAIS) which was established over three (3) decades ago, precisely in 1982, to train qualified and professional teachers in the subjects of Arabic and Islamic Studies. Till the end of 20th Century, the old institute satisfactorily accomplished its assignment within available financial, material and human resources.
Praise be the Almighty Allah.

The Provost
SUARAU, M.A, studied Special Education and sports for the disabled at the University of Ibadan, obtaining B.Ed, PhD. Taught as St. Andrew’s College of Education, Oyo, Bayero University, Kano, Universities of Botswana, West Indies, Cave-Hillb campus, Barbadod, East Anglia, Norwich, U.K before resuming as Provost, Ansar-ud-deen College of Education, Isolo, Lagos State.
Ansar-ud-Deen College of Education at a Glance
Mission Statement
Our mission at Ansar-ud-Deen College of Education is to establish and manage a Model Private College of Education of Excellence
Our Vision
We aim to explore the transition, transformation and turn – around of the old Institute into a modern tertiary Institution (the Ansar-ud-deen College of Education)
Our Objective
To train professional teachers for both primary and post – primary Schoools
Strategy
Sustainable Development Planning Model
Philosophy
An Evergreen Tomato’n a Small Giant, always