By Rotimi Agboluaje, Ibadan 15 January 2024 | 6:17 am The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to suspend institutions running unaccredited courses. This came on the heels of the Federal Ministry of Education’s suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. The ministry had blacklisted about 18 of the learning institutions… Tahir Mamman The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to suspend institutions running unaccredited courses. This came on the heels of the Federal Ministry of Education’s suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. The ministry had blacklisted about 18 of the learning institutions following the undercover investigation by a Nigerian newspaper, which exposed the activities of a degree mill in Cotonou, a major city in Benin Republic. National leader of the union, Elvis Ekundina, enjoined the Federal Government to commence investigation into the activities of the education ministry, National Universities Commission (NUC), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and other agencies fingered in the fraudulent activities of obtaining degree certificates from foreign universities. He called on the government to beam its searchlight on the activities of tertiary institutions, especially privately-owned, running unaccredited courses. The union leader accused such institutions of destroying the sector and swindling innocent young Nigerians of their money by offering them unaccredited courses. He also urged the government to collaborate with NANS and other student bodies to rid the country of illegal tertiary institutions towards repositioning the nation’s education sector for the better. Latest NOW The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to suspend institutions running unaccredited courses. This came on the heels of the Federal Ministry of Education’s suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. The ministry had blacklisted about 18 of the learning institutions… 22 mins ago President Bola Tinubu has named Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, mni, as the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education. An esteemed alumna of the Federal Government Girls’ College in Benin City and the Federal Government College in Ilorin, is among the first individuals educated at Nigeria’s Unity Schools to achieve this high-ranking position… 40 mins ago EKiti State Government has said that it will soon begin the review process of the State Cooperative Law, which governs the operations of cooperative societies within the state. 45 mins ago The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has urged all employers of labour to submit their yearly tax returns on or before the stipulated deadline of January 31, 2024 in accordance with applicable tax legislation. 48 mins ago A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Adetokunbo Kayode, has appealed to politicians in Ondo State to cease all forms of calumny against Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and allow him to focus on good governance of the state. 1 hour ago A former naval officer, Commodore Promise Zebulon Dappa (rtd), has lamented two decades of unsuccessful fight against oil theft in Nigeria. 1 hour ago Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, an imported strong synthetic strain of cannabis, packaged in 324 bags with a gross weight of 111.2 kilograms in the Onikan area of Lagos Island. 1 hour ago Over 1,500 persons, including children, have been fed with free food by the Confraternity of Miraculous Infant Jesus, Holy Family Catholic Church Parish, Festac Town, Lagos 1 hour ago Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have neutralised Silas Oderereke, a wanted armed robber and leader of the Greenlanders cult in Ahoada West Local Council. 2 hours ago Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, yesterday, led a delegation of Borno people to attend the funeral prayer for his spokesperson, Malam Isa Umar Gusau, held at the National Mosque in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
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