The Federal authorities has introduced the suspension of analysis and accreditation of diploma certificates from the neighboring Benin Republic and Togo.
In an announcement launched on Tuesday, January 2, by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Training, the federal authorities lamented 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 don’t seem to be certified.”
The assertion famous that the suspension adopted an investigative report by a web based newspaper, which unravelled a Cotonou-based College, which issued a level certificates to an undercover Journalist inside six weeks.
The federal government mentioned the suspension will stay in place pending the end result of an investigation involving the Ministries of International Affairs and Training of Nigeria and the 2 international locations in addition to the Division of State Safety Companies (DSS), and the Nationwide Youths Service Corps (NYSC).
The assertion reads in components;
“The eye of the Federal Ministry of Training has been drawn to the commendable work of investigative journalism that led to the publication by the Each day Nigerian Newspaper dated thirtieth December 2023 titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity diploma in 6 weeks, participated in NYSC scheme.
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 don’t seem to be certified.
The Federal Ministry of Training vehemently decries such acts and with impact from 2nd January 2024 is suspending analysis and accreditation of diploma certificates from Benin and Togo Republics pending the end result of an investigation that might contain the Ministry of International Affairs of Nigeria and the 2 international locations, the ministries answerable for Training within the two international locations as nicely the Division of State Safety Companies (DSSS), and the Nationwide Youths Service Corps (NYSC).”
The Ministry additionally mentioned it has commenced inner administrative processes to find out the culpability or in any other case of her employees for which relevant Public Service Guidelines could be utilized.
“The difficulty of diploma mills establishments, i.e establishments that exist on paper or function in clandestine method exterior the management of regulators is a worldwide drawback that each one international locations grapple with. FME has been contending with the issue together with unlawful establishments situated overseas or at residence preying on unsuspecting, harmless Nigerians and a few determined Nigerians who intentionally patronize such shops. Periodically, warnings have been issued by the Ministry and NUC in opposition to the resort to such establishments and in some cases, stories made to safety companies to clamp down on the perpetrators. The ministry will proceed to evaluation its technique to plug any loopholes, processes and procedures and deal decisively with any conniving officers,” the assertion added.
In December 2022, a journalist with Each day Nigerians reached out to a racketeering syndicate that makes a speciality of promoting the notorious diploma certificates from the neighboring international locations to prepared consumers at an ‘reasonably priced charge’. The agent nevertheless gave the reporter the choice of “learning” for a yr or month, however he opted for the month choice.
“That’s not an issue; we may help. If the cash is prepared, we may help you out. We’ve finished it for lots of people. In the event you make the fee now, the outcomes will probably be prepared subsequent month,” the assured the undercover reporter
The reporter’s alternative of mass communication from any “college” in Cotonou was premised on the very fact he may simply scale via the screening as he had information of the course. The agent gave the reporter the breakdown of the quantity to pay, which included tuition charges, an analysis letter, a resident allow, immigration stamps on the border put up and transportation.
On December 27, 2022, the reporter made the fee and was issued a fee receipt. True to the agent’s phrases, the certificates and transcript of Ecole Superieure de Gestion et de Applied sciences, ESGT, Cotonou, Benin Republic, had been delivered to his workplace on February 17, 2023.
