The Federal Government has mandated all larger establishments within the nation to “regularly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education not later than three months after matriculation ceremonies.”
The record, the federal government mentioned, have to be submitted “through the dedicated channel of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.”
The initiative is likely one of the suggestions made by a committee arrange by the Federal Government to fight pretend diploma mills or racketeers within the nation.
In March, the Federal Government arrange an Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Degree Certificate Milling to probe the actions of certificates racketeers following an investigative report revealed by Daily Nigerian which uncovered the actions of faux diploma mills within the Benin Republic.
Daily Nigerian reporter Umar Audu revealed how he obtained a level inside six weeks and even proceeded to embark on obligatory youth service underneath the National Youth Service Corps scheme again in Nigeria.
The investigative report, which uncovered the illegalities perpetrated by some tertiary establishments within the West African international locations, led to the Nigerian authorities inserting a ban on the accreditation and analysis of levels from Benin Republic and Togo.
The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, having acquired the report of the committee, famous that holders of faux levels from Nigerian and international universities can be flushed out of the system.
In a memo addressed to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on July 15, 2024, the training ministry mentioned, “You could recall that following the publication of allegations of certificates racketeering involving some international establishments, particularly in Cotonou, Benin Republic, and different international locations, the ministry constituted an inter-ministerial committee to analyze the allegations to seek out lasting options.
“The committee has submitted its report and the Honourable Minister of Education has authorised its suggestions for implementation.
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“In that regard, I hereby convey the request of the honourable minister for the implementation of the next suggestions of the committee:
“Enforce the obligatory requirement for all tertiary establishments in Nigeria to completely conduct their admissions processes by means of the Central Admissions Processing System underneath the auspices of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board; mandate all tertiary establishments in Nigeria to commonly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education not later than three months after matriculation ceremonies by means of the devoted channel of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.
“You are kindly requested to implement the above recommendations and furnish the ministry with implementation updates.”