BREAKING: Nigerian government suspends accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo

BREAKING: Nigerian government suspends accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo

The Nigerian government has announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo.

The directive was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, January 2, 2023, and signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education.

The government 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”.

According to the government, the suspension persists 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).

This comes after d an investigative report by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks”.

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