FG Lists Recognised Universities in Togo, Benin Republic Amid Crackdown on Fake Degrees ( Full List)

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The Federal Government has officially identified eight universities in Togo and Benin Republic that are accredited to award degrees to Nigerian students. This announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics program.

Minister Mamman disclosed that a total of 22,500 Nigerians had obtained fake degree certificates from institutions in these two countries. These certificates, he affirmed, would be invalidated as part of the government’s effort to combat academic fraud.

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The minister highlighted that this revelation stemmed from a report submitted to the Federal Executive Council by a committee tasked with investigating degree certificate racketeering involving both foreign and local universities. The findings followed an undercover investigation where a Nigerian journalist acquired a degree from a Benin Republic university in less than two months and subsequently used it to secure a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployment.

The federal government has recognized three universities in Togo and five in Benin Republic as legitimate institutions for Nigerian students seeking degrees.

 

Approved Universities in Togo:

  1. Universite De Lome
  2. Universite De Kara
  3. Catholic University of West Africa

Approved Universities in Benin Republic:

  1. Universite D’abomey-Calavi
  2. Universite De Parakou
  3. Universite Nationale Des Sciences, Technologis Ingenierie Et Mathematiques
  4. Universite Nationale D’ Agriculture
  5. Universite Africaine De Devlopment Cooperatif

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Minister Mamman also emphasized that there would be no reversal on the decision to cancel the 22,700 fake certificates obtained by Nigerians from these “illegal” universities. He stated that those who obtained such degrees have tarnished the country’s reputation and assured that the government would take steps to identify and remove individuals with fake certificates from both public and private sector employment.

Mamman stressed that many of those holding these fake degrees never even left Nigeria, instead acquiring their certificates through racketeering, often with the involvement of government officials. He urged both government agencies and private sector employers to rigorously verify academic qualifications to uphold the integrity of the nation’s educational system.

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