The Federal Government has shut 22 illegal Colleges of Education as part of measures to safeguard the integrity of Nigeria’s higher education system.
The Federal Government, through the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country.
The development was disclosed in the commission’s recent achievements obtained by our correspondent. “The NCCE identified and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country.
The NCCE conducted personnel audit, financial monitoring in all the 21 federal colleges of education,” the statement said.
President Bola Tinubu had earlier directed regulatory agencies, including the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and the NCCE, to clamp down on “certificate millers” threatening the integrity of Nigeria’s education system.
Speaking at the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja, Tinubu, represented by Rakiya Ilyasu, Director of University Education, said, “This administration remains committed to strengthening the integration of all agencies involved in the administration of education to enhance efficiency and quality.”