Nigerian govt suspends accreditation of degrees from universities in some African countries. .. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.. Source: Facebook
- The federal government (FG) has disclosed plans to further extend the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates to Uganda, Kenya and Niger Republic
- This is against the backdrop of an investigative report by a journalist on how he acquired a degree from a university in Benin Republic under two months and in fact, deployed for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
- The FG had on Tuesday, January 2, announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo
FCT, Abuja - Amid the scourge of degree mills institutions in Africa, the Bola Tinubu administration has said sanctions would be extended to more countries like Kenya, Uganda, and Niger Republic.
This follows the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo after an exposé that indicted some universities in Cotonou.
Nigeria's Education minister, Tahir Mamman, disclosed the FG's stance on Kenya and Uganda during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday evening, January 3.
He said:
“We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo. We are going to extend the dragnet to countries like Uganda, Kenya, even Niger.
"We are going to extend the suspension to other countries where such institutions operate."
Watch part of the minister's interview below:
