The federal government says over 22,700 Nigerians obtained fake degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo.
August 24, 2024 8:42 am
The committee, headed by Jibrin Amin, a former vice chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, was also mandated to investigate degree certificate racketeering by foreign and local universities in Nigeria.Mamman said the committee submitted a report to the federal executive council in July with recommendations for a reform.
“We have had to take some major decisions here . Some staff members who were affected faced disciplinary measures. That whole unit had to undergo a review,” the minister said.“We can not have in our midst people who procured fake certificate competing with students who who graduated from universities and polytechnics through their sweat, some spending four, five, six or more years.
“Through the data the NYSC has, about 21,684 students are parading fake certificates from Benin Republic obtained between 2019 to 2023, Togo about 1,105. They simply attended schools that are not recognised to offer degree programmes by those countries.”a booming certificate racketeering syndicate in Benin Republic and Togo that specialises in selling university degrees to willing buyers in Nigeria.
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