The Nigerian government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo.
Recall that a Nigerian online platform, Daily Nigerian had reported that its reporter bagged a degree certificate within one month without attending classes, and examinations.
Reacting to the report on Tuesday, the Federal Ministry of Education, in a statement by one Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, said the decision followed an investigative report by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks” published last week.
The federal 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 statement, 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).
