Because the Federal Ministry of Schooling on Tuesday introduced the suspension of analysis and accreditation of diploma certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo, the Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students has requested that related measures be taken in opposition to home-based establishments working unaccredited programs.
The PUNCH experiences that the ministry had blacklisted about 18 of these studying establishments following the undercover investigation carried out by a Nigerian newspaper which uncovered the actions of a level mill in Cotonou, a significant metropolis of Benin Republic.
Based on the investigation, the undercover reporter bagged a level from a Cotonou college inside six weeks and in addition participated within the necessary Nationwide Youth Service Corps scheme.
In a press release signed by its Nationwide Senate President, Elvis Ekundina, on Wednesday, NANS recommended the Federal Authorities over the suspension of the analysis and accreditation of diploma certificates obtained from establishments in Benin Republic and Togo.
Nevertheless, the scholars physique known as on the federal government “to increase its sanction to tertiary establishments working in Nigeria who’re providing programs with out accreditation from related authorities.”
NANS described as outrageous, the utilisation of misleading strategies by some Nigerians to amass levels from Benin Republic and Togo, aimed toward securing job alternatives for which they lack {qualifications}.
The affiliation charged the Federal Authorities “to begin investigation into the actions of the Federal Ministry of Schooling, Nationwide Universities Fee (NUC), Nationwide Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and different companies fingered within the fraudulent actions of acquiring diploma certificates from international universities.“
The assertion learn, “Whereas we commend the Federal Authorities for its fast determination to droop the accreditation of diploma certificates obtained from establishments in Benin Republic and Togo, it’s, nevertheless, necessary for the federal government to take additional steps into investigating the actions of related companies fingered within the fraudulent actions.
“That is the one means the Federal authorities can save its face and restore the battered picture of the nation.
“We additionally wish to use this chance to name on the federal government to beam its searchlight into the actions of tertiary establishments, particularly privately owned ones, which can be working unaccredited programs.
“These establishments, of their fraudulent act, are destroying our training sector and swindling harmless younger Nigerians of their cash by providing them unaccredited programs.
“NANS describes these universities and polytechnics providing unaccredited programs as unlawful establishments as we would like the federal government to cope with them appropriately.”
Ekundina known as on the Federal Authorities to collaborate with NANS and different scholar our bodies to rid the nation of unlawful tertiary studying establishments in direction of repositioning the nation’s training sector.
A current investigation by PUNCH Newspapers revealed how a polytechnic in Abeokuta, Ogun State is working Regulation, Nursing, Pharmacy, and different programs which can be completely provided by universities.
The polytechnic, Named Havarde School of Science, Enterprise and Administration Research, admitted college students to review Regulation, Nursing, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Science, and others.