The Federal Authorities has introduced the suspension of the analysis and accreditation course of for diploma certificates originating from Benin and Togo Republics.
In an announcement on Tuesday signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Training, the federal government lamented that
- “Some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable strategies to get a Diploma with the top goal of getting graduate job alternatives for which they don’t seem to be certified”.
The choice got here after an investigative report from Every day Nigerian Newspaper titled “UNDERCOVER: DAILY NIGERIAN Reporter Attains Cotonou College Diploma in Simply 6 Weeks.”
The federal authorities declared that the suspension will stay in impact till the investigation concludes. The Ministries of International Affairs and Training of Nigeria, together with the related authorities within the two international locations, specifically the Division of State Safety Companies (DSS) and the Nationwide Youths Service Corps (NYSC), are actively concerned within the ongoing inquiry.
What the FG is Saying
In response to the assertion launched by the federal authorities, the Training Ministry has established a panel to provoke inner administrative procedures for assessing the culpability, or lack thereof, of its workers. Acceptable Public Service Guidelines will likely be utilized based mostly on the findings.
The federal government due to this fact urged Nigerians to collaborate with the committee and provide useful data to assist find enduring options to the problem of people acquiring substandard certificates from international universities.
- “The difficulty of diploma mills establishments, i.e. establishments that exist on paper or function clandestinely exterior the management of regulators is a world drawback that each one international locations grapple with. FME has been contending with the issue together with unlawful establishments positioned overseas or at house 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 towards the resort to such establishments and in some cases, experiences made to safety companies to clamp down on the perpetrators. The ministry will proceed to overview its technique to plug any loopholes, processes, and procedures and deal decisively with any conniving officers.
- “The Ministry had all the time adopted the worldwide normal for analysis and accreditation of certificates of all types which depends on receipt of the record of accredited programs and colleges in all international locations of the World.
- “The Ministry needs to guarantee Nigerians and most of the people that, it’s already putting in mechanisms to sanitize the schooling sector, together with dissuading the hunt for diploma certificates (domestically or from international international locations) via a re-invigorated concentrate on inclusivity, reliance on all talent units as directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.
- “The Federal Ministry of Training is dedicated to collaborating with stakeholders, together with civil society organizations, to constantly improve the Nigerian schooling system and we worth the general public’s understanding and endurance as we attempt to deal with these points,” the assertion reads.
