The National Universities Commission (NUC) has attributed the proliferation of illegal degree-awarding institutions in Nigeria to parents placing a high premium on university certification.
Mr Chris Maiyaki, the Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, highlighted this issue during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
Maiyaki stressed that unaccredited degree-awarding institutions and satellite campuses are banned in the country.
He urged parents to thoroughly scrutinize institutions before sending their children to acquire certificates, cautioning against falling victim to fraudulent entities with commercial motives.
“The challenge of access, the huge gap between supply and demand makes parents desperate about getting university education for their children and this makes them vulnerable to greedy and fraudulent persons with commercial undertone,” he explained.
Maiyaki disclosed that a committee had been established to eradicate illegal institutions across the country.
He emphasized that satellite campuses remain banned and outlawed, citing a previous ban on them in 2000 by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The NUC shut down such centres, and efforts to combat illegal universities involve multi-stakeholder collaboration, including security agencies.
National Universities Commission (NUC) has attributed the proliferation of illegal degree-awarding institutions in Nigeria to parents placing a high premium on university certification.
Mr Chris Maiyaki, the Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, highlighted this issue during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
Maiyaki stressed that unaccredited degree-awarding institutions and satellite campuses are banned in the country.
He urged parents to thoroughly scrutinize institutions before sending their children to acquire certificates, cautioning against falling victim to fraudulent entities with commercial motives.
“The challenge of access, the huge gap between supply and demand makes parents desperate about getting university education for their children and this makes them vulnerable to greedy and fraudulent persons with commercial undertone,” he explained.
Maiyaki disclosed that a committee had been established to eradicate illegal institutions across the country.
He emphasized that satellite campuses remain banned and outlawed, citing a previous ban on them in 2000 by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The NUC shut down such centres, and efforts to combat illegal universities involve multi-stakeholder collaboration, including security agencies.
