Victoria Mgbanwa
In a bid to finding lasting solutions to the Degree Certificate Milling, The Federal Government has authorized all Tertiary institutions to start implementing the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee.
Recall In March, that the Federal Government had set up an Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Degree Certificate Milling to investigate the activities of certificate forgery in some tertiary institutions in west Africa.
The Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman, In a memo addressed to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board dated July 15, 2024, had approved the immediate implementation of the recommendations by the Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee stating that all tertiary institutions in Nigeria should exclusively conduct their admissions processes through the Central Admissions Processing System under the auspices of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
The Memo reads, “You may recall that following the publication of allegations of certificate racketeering involving some foreign institutions, especially in Cotonou, Benin Republic, and other countries, the ministry constituted an inter-ministerial committee to investigate the allegations to find lasting solutions.
“The committee has submitted its report and the Honourable Minister of Education has approved its recommendations for implementation.
“In that regard, I hereby convey the request of the honourable minister for the implementation of the following recommendations of the committee:
“Enforce the mandatory requirement for all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to exclusively conduct their admissions processes through the Central Admissions Processing System under the auspices of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board; mandate all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to regularly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education not later than three months after matriculation ceremonies through the dedicated channel of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.
“You are kindly requested to implement the above recommendations and furnish the ministry with implementation updates.”
