The Minister of Schooling, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Tuesday, stated safety businesses will go after people with faux college certificates within the nation.
In response to the minister, the people might be tracked after the committee arrange by the Federal Authorities to research the actions of college certificates racketeers within the nation submits its report.
The Federal Authorities had arrange an Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Diploma Certificates Milling to probe the actions of certificates racketeers following an investigative report revealed by Every day Nigerian which uncovered the actions of diploma mills within the Benin Republic.
The Every day Nigerian reporter, Umar Audu revealed how he obtained a level inside six weeks and even proceeded to embark on obligatory youth service below the Nationwide 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 putting a ban on the accreditation and analysis of levels from Benin Republic and Togo.
The committee arrange by the Federal Authorities was additionally tasked with investigating Nigerian non-public universities established within the final 15 years.
Checks by The PUNCH confirmed that no fewer than 107 non-public universities had been established within the final 15 years.
Just lately, the committee invited memoranda from the general public. Chosen members of the committee additionally visited establishments within the Benin Republic.
Whereas talking on the first quarterly residents engagement in Abuja on Tuesday, the training minister, Mamman, stated, “On the difficulty of the faux levels, we arrange a committee and we count on them to submit their stories quickly. As soon as the report is submitted, I can guarantee you that people with faux certificates might be apprehended. They are going to be tracked by safety businesses.”
Additionally talking on the engagement, the Minister of State for Schooling, Dr. Tanko Sununu, famous that the quarterly citizenship engagement was geared toward creating consciousness of the actions of the ministry.
He famous that the engagement would “ additionally promote mutual understanding with stakeholders and residents, construct and maintain public belief, and enhance transparency and accountability within the sector.”
“Worthy of point out is that this engagement additionally goals to enhance effectivity and streamline authorities operations by figuring out and addressing bottlenecks,” Sununu stated.
