The Federal Government has reiterated that security services will pursue citizens who enter the nation with forged degrees.
At the first-ever quarterly citizens’ and stakeholder engagement in Nigeria’s education sector on Tuesday in Abuja, Education Minister Tahir Mamman delivered a speech.
With the release of the 13-pillar blueprint, the minister gave Nigerians assurances that the education system would undergo transformation.
According to him, in order for the sector to properly prepare, especially at the base level, it is now essential to create a trustworthy and legitimate database that will support the development of skills and the elimination of out-of-school youth to the greatest extent possible.
The minister had earlier in January warned that security personnel would target Nigerians who were using forged credentials from overseas nations to obtain work permits.
Mamman had labeled these people as offenders rather than victims. “I don’t feel sorry for these folks. Rather, the minister had stated, “They belong in the criminal hierarchy and ought to be taken into custody.”
The minister had previously declared that degree diplomas from more nations, including Kenya, Uganda, and the Niger Republic, would be suspended by the Federal Government.
“We won’t confine our efforts to Benin and Togo. We intend to expand the dragnet to nations that have established similar institutions, such as Uganda, Kenya, and even Niger,” he had declared.
An undercover reporter revealed how, in less than two months, he graduated from a Benin Republic institution and actually joined the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
The two francophone West African countries’ certifications had their accreditation immediately halted by the Federal Government, which also initiated an investigation that, according to the minister, should produce a report in three months.
