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By Kazeem Akintunde The Federal Ministry of Education wielded the big stick last week, when it announced that it would no longer recognise certificates from some universities operating in Republics of Benin and Togo. The directive came on the heels of an investigative report in which a reporter allegedly enrolled for a four-year course but

Nigeria says it will extend the suspension of degrees accreditation to more countries, including Kenya and Uganda.

Prof. Tunde Adeniran has attributed the rush among Nigerians to obtain fake foreign degrees to the nation's endemic corruption.

The Minister of Education, Tair Mamman, of Nigeria has announced plans to ban degree certificates obtained from Kenya, Uganda, Niger, Benin, and Togo.

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has explained how an undercover reporter, Umar Audu breached its system and got mobilised for the scheme after

The House of Representatives has passed to second reading bills to increase Nigerian varsities to 99 from 52, establish more polytechnics and colleges of education

Ugochukwu Favour, the president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Benin Republic, isn't too pleased with the undercover work done by Umar Audu.

The National Association of Nigerian Students President for Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour, has called for the arrest of the reporter who went undercover to expose corruption in the issuance of certificates in the country.

The National Association of Nigerian Students President for Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour has called for the immediate arrest of an investigative reporter, Umar Audu, who went undercover to expose corruption in the issuance of degree certificates in the country. Favour made the call when he appeared on a Channels TV programme Sunrise Daily on Thursday, saying that the journalist was wrong for taking steps that would likely raise doubt about the credibility of the Nigerian system.   

The flagging of Kenyan-issued papers inflicts more reputational injury on local educational standards in the eye of global employers.