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Nigeria to Ban Accreditation of Degrees From Uganda, Kenya, Niger in Fight Against Fake Certificates
Nigeria to Ban Accreditation of Degrees From Uganda, Kenya, Niger in Fight Against Fake Certificates
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The restrictive measures followed an investigation by the Daily Nigerian, a local newspaper, into the purchase of fake diplomas in Benin. A reporter for the... 04.01.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The Nigerian government will suspend the accreditation of degree certificates from universities in Kenya, Uganda and Niger as part of a crackdown on fraudulent certificates, Nigeria's Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, announced.On Tuesday, the Ministry of Education announced the suspension of the evaluation and accreditation of degrees from universities in neighboring Benin and Togo, citing the operation of "degree mills," institutions that exist on paper and sell degrees.The minister added that he had "no sympathy" for those with fake certificates from foreign countries, adding that they are not victims but "part of the criminal chain that should be arrested."Mamman went further to say that security agencies in Nigeria would go after those with fake certificates from abroad who are already using them to secure opportunities in Nigeria.The suspension, according to the ministry, is pending the outcome of an investigation involving Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education, the Special Security Service and the foreign ministries of Benin and Togo. Mamman disclosed that the investigation committee would submit its report in three months.
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Nigeria to Ban Accreditation of Degrees From Uganda, Kenya, Niger in Fight Against Fake Certificates
15:13 04.01.2024 (Updated: 15:21 04.01.2024) The restrictive measures followed an investigation by the Daily Nigerian, a local newspaper, into the purchase of fake diplomas in Benin. A reporter for the outlet obtained a degree from a Beninese university in Cotonou in six weeks without attending classes or taking exams.
The Nigerian government will suspend the accreditation of degree certificates from universities in Kenya, Uganda and Niger as part of a crackdown on fraudulent certificates, Nigeria's Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, announced.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Education announced the suspension of the evaluation and accreditation of
degrees from universities in neighboring Benin and Togo, citing the operation of "degree mills," institutions that exist on paper and sell degrees.
"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 here where such institutions have been set up," Mamman said on Thursday.
The minister added that he had "no sympathy" for those with fake certificates from foreign countries, adding that they are not victims but "part of the criminal chain that should be arrested."
Mamman went further to say that security agencies in Nigeria would go after those with fake certificates from abroad who are already
using them to secure opportunities in Nigeria.
The suspension, according to the ministry, is pending the outcome of an investigation involving Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education, the Special Security Service and the foreign ministries of Benin and Togo. Mamman disclosed that the investigation committee would submit its report in three months.
