In the wake of the recent suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo, the Federal Government has announced plans to extend the sanction to additional countries, including Uganda, Kenya, and Niger Republic.
Education Minister Tahir Mamman emphasized this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, stating, “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo. We are going to extend the dragnet to countries like Uganda, Kenya, even Niger here where such institutions have been set up.”
He further emphasized the government’s commitment to broadening the suspension beyond Togo and Benin Republic, revealing that security agents would actively pursue individuals with fake certificates from foreign countries who exploit them to secure opportunities in Nigeria.
The minister categorically labeled students patronizing such institutions as criminals, expressing no sympathy for them.
“I have no sympathy for such people. Instead, they are part of the criminal chain that should be arrested,” the minister said on Wednesday.
The suspension of certificates from the two West African nations was initiated immediately, with a probe launched, and the minister anticipates the submission of the report within three months.
Ada Peter
