The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has identified and shut down 22 unauthorized colleges of education as part of a nationwide operation against illegal institutions.
This action was documented in a report of the commission’s recent achievements.
The commission said, “The NCCE identified and shut down 22 illegal colleges of education operating across the country.
“The NCCE conducted personnel audit, financial monitoring in all the 21 federal colleges of education.”
During the 14th convocation ceremony of the national open university of Nigeria in Abuja, president Bola Tinubu, represented by Rakiya Ilyasu, director of university education at the federal ministry of education, instructed the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and other relevant agencies to actively eliminate illegal higher education institutions.
The President called on these bodies to take decisive action against what he termed certificate millers, who are compromising the credibility of the nation’s education sector.
He warned that the integrity of the academic system must not be undermined.
The president said, “At this juncture, it has become imperative to reiterate that this administration remains committed to strengthening the integration of all agencies involved in the administration of education to enhance efficiency and quality.
“The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the National Universities Commission (NUC), the national board for technical education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) are working in alignment to improve the quality of education and ensure that cases of forgery and unrecognised institutions both within and outside the country have no place in our education ecosystem.”
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