UPDATE: FG ORDERS PROBE OF NIGERIAN PRIVATE VARSITIES OVER FAKE DEGREES
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A committee to investigate the operations of private institutions founded during the last fifteen years has been constituted by the Federal Government, acting through the Federal Ministry of Education.
This will demonstrate if the private schools under review have the necessary infrastructure in place, an adequate management structure, and sufficient money for their programmes, among other things, according to Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman on Tuesday.
He added that “the veracity of the allegations of degree certificate racketeering within both foreign and local private universities in Nigeria” will be examined by the interministerial committee tasked with investigating the operations of illegal universities.
The minister made this statement during the nation’s interministerial committee on the degree mill inauguration.
While listing the functions of the Committee, the minister said, “Review the role of any MDA or its officials (including identifying such officials) in facilitation of the recognition and procurement of the fake certificate in question;
“Review existing policies and procedures related to accreditation and certification to identify weaknesses contributing to the issue; examine the rules, procedures and processes for recognition and accreditation of foreign universities and programmes by the Federal Ministry of Education.
“Establish if unapproved foreign institutions (Degree Mills) exist or not in Nigeria in whatever form with their identities and locations if any;
“Make appropriate recommendations for review of any rules, procedures, processes to prevent re-occurrence and sanctions for identified erring officials;
“Make other recommendation that will strengthen the system of recognitions, accreditations and quality assurance of degrees in Nigeria.
“Examine the extant rules, procedures and processes for granting of provisional licenses to new universities by the National Universities Commission.
“Examine the procedures and processes for periodic accreditation of programmes in the universities by the NUC and examine their effectiveness in quality assurance of the programmes;
“Without prejudice to the periodic accreditation exercise of the NUC, examine whether or not Private Universities established in the last 15 years have in the place prescribed facilities, appropriate management structure, adequate funding of programmes, requisite staff (nature of staff-full time, contract, adjunct, visiting, other types).”
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