The federal authorities has introduced that it’s going to droop accreditation and analysis of diploma certificates from Kenya, Uganda, Niger Republic and different African international locations the place establishments that problem false certificates function.
The Minister of Schooling, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this assertion whereas featured on Channel TV on Wednesday.
That is approaching the heels of an investigative report that unveiled how some Nigerians deploy scrupulous means strategies to get a level from the nation, to get graduate job alternatives in Nigeria for which they aren’t certified.
The publication by the journalist titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN Reporter Bagged Cotonou Varsity Diploma in 6 Weeks, Participated in NYSC Scheme” made the allegations.
Based on the Minister, most of those establishments that problem pretend certificates don’t have bodily websites or campuses. Nevertheless, they’re positioned in numerous international locations in Africa.
He stated,
- “It’s a wake-up name for us and that’s the reason we shortly swung into motion to cease the popularity of certificates and qualification from these international locations which are within the forefront of this enterprise.
- “And I can let you know that we’re not going to cease at simply Togo and Benin. We’re going to prolong it to international locations like Uganda, Kenya, and even Niger right here the place such Establishments have been arrange.
- “Plenty of these establishments don’t have bodily areas. They simply function undercover. They don’t have a bodily website.”
Safety Forces to Prosecute People with Pretend Certificates
Mamman additionally stated that safety brokers will go after Nigerians with pretend certificates from international international locations already utilizing them to safe alternatives within the nation.
The Minister, who described such people as criminals and never victims stated he has no sympathy for such folks. As an alternative, they’re a part of the felony chain that must be arrested.
- “If alongside the road, we are able to hint that there are folks already within the system. As an example, if a selected establishment or operator has been working, say within the final 10 years, we are going to verify if we are able to get information of Nigerians who attended that establishment.
- “As soon as we do this, they’re criminals and you recognize there isn’t any timeframe to criminality. We are going to hint them. So long as we are able to lay our arms on their establishments and they’re proper right here with us, actually, the safety businesses will go after them as a result of they’re criminals,” he added.
Backstory
- The Federal Authorities on Tuesday suspended the accreditation and analysis of diploma certificates from Benin Republic and Togo.
- This transfer adopted a report detailing how a level was acquired from a college in Benin Republic in below two months.
- “This report lends credence to suspicions that some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable strategies to get a Diploma with the tip goal of getting graduate job alternatives for which they aren’t certified,” an announcement from the Ministry of Schooling famous.
