The National Universities Commission (NUC), alongside the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have come to a conclusion to stop fake foreign-trained graduates from partaking in the compulsory one-year national service.
NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, who spoke during a visit by the NYSC Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, said the committee would continue to ensure the credibility of certificates issued by Nigerian universities and block fake foreign-trained graduates coming into the country.
The NUC chief said many universities produce quality graduates while some produce graduates who cannot defend their certificates.
He said the commission had not approved the degrees of some online universities operating in the country.
Rasheed added that the commission had approached the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to shut down some illegal universities operating in Nigeria, The Nations reports.
“NUC and NYSC must work together to help the country in producing quality graduates. The NUC will continue to certify the credibility of certificates obtained from Nigerian universities,” he said.
