The Federal Government has announced that other nations, including Uganda, Kenya, and the Niger Republic, would be subject to the same penalties that followed the suspension of accreditation and review of degree credentials from Benin Republic and Togo.
“We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,” Education Minister, Tahir Mamman, said.
“We are going to extend the dragnet to countries like Uganda, Kenya, even Niger here where such institutions have been set up.
“We will not stop at the suspension of certificates from Togo and Benin Republic alone. We are going to extend the suspension to other countries where such institutions operate,” he added.
A story by an undercover journalist, Umar Audu, drew public attention to how he obtained a degree in under two months. His expose alerted the government to respond by suspending accreditation for certificates from Benin Republic and to launch of a government probe.
The Minister of Education further added that he had no sympathy for possessors of fake certificates, considering them criminals, and emphasising that security agents will pursue individuals using such credentials in Nigeria.
