The Federal Government has constituted a committee
to screen certificates obtained by Nigerian students who studied abroad, says
Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary, and National Universities
Commission (NUC).
Okojie made this known while fielding questions
from newsmen shortly after the presentation of licenses to two new private
universities on Thursday in Abuja.More info after the CUT!!
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.
“In Ukraine, where we have many of our students
for instance, it is not that all the universities are bad; some are really good
but it depends on which one.
“Some of our students who attended universities in
Ukraine pass through the UK and get a second degree; in some countries, you can
buy a certificate in the airport.’’
He said that mere knowing that a foreign
university was approved was not enough as the programme pursued by a student
might not be approved.
The NUC boss had earlier expressed concern over
the quality of universities Nigerian students attend in the West African
sub-region, especially in Ghana.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
universities that got provisional licences are Edwin Clark University,
Kaigbodo, Delta State, and Hezekiah University, Umudi, Imo State. (NAN).
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