FG begins screening of degrees obtained abroad

The Federal Government has constituted a committee to screen certificates obtained by Nigerian students who studied abroad, says Professor Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC).

Okojie made this known while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after the presentation of licences to two new private universities on Thursday in Abuja.

According to Okojie, the committee comprises members from the NUC and the Federal Ministry of Education.

“When they come for NYSC, they are referred to the Ministry of Education to look at the quality of their certificates.

“Recently, the ministry decided to set up a joint committee of NUC and the Federal Ministry of Education to look at the quality of those certificates; the committee has been set up but it has not been inaugurated.

The NUC boss had earlier expressed concern over the quality of universities Nigerian students attend in the West African sub-region, especially in Ghana…

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