PRESS RELEASE
03/01/24
ELIZA DD
The Federal Government has Suspended Evaluation and Accreditation of Cotonou and Togo University Degree Certi
The Federal Ministry of Education says it will suspend the evaluation and Accreditation of Degree Certificates from the neighbouring Republic of Benin and Togo pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation.
According to a statement relaesed by the Federal Ministry of Education and signed by Mrs Augustina Obulor- Duru on behalf of the Director, Press and Public Relations the investigation involves the Foreign Affairs Ministry , the Director of State Security Services, (DSS), the The National Youth service corps NYSC) on one hand and the two Francophone Countries,including their education Ministries.
The latest development according to the Education ministry is sequel to a viral investigative report by an under cover reporter who allegedly bagged a Cotonou varsity degree in just six weeks.
The Director called on Nigerians with useful information that would assist the committee with their findings come forward with it.
The Education ministry says it has also commenced internal administrative mechanism to unravel the culpability of it’s staff for which applicable sanctions using the public service rules would be applied.
The issue of Degree Mill Institutions according to the Education ministry is a global challenge which most countries face adding that the Federal ministry of Education had always adopted the best global practice in preventing the problems head on.
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