By Funso Alarape
January 2, 2024
Irked by reports of acquired fraudulent degree certificates being paraded by some Nigerians desperate for graduate jobs, the federal government has decided to suspend the evaluation and accreditation of degrees decided by the Benin Republic and Togo.
This development was announced in a statement on Tuesday, January 2, signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education.
The government in the statement, lamented that “some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable methods to get a Degree with the end objective of getting graduate job opportunities for which they are not qualified.”
The statement added that the suspension would remain in place pending the outcome of an investigation involving the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education of Nigeria and the two countries, as well as the Department of State Security Services (DSS), and the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC)
The action follows the investigative report by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks”.