Crimes

Sokoto: ICPC Takes Action, Arrests Provost, Lecturer for Alleged Certificate Forgery

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Hauwau Abdulkarim, the Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Zamfara State, and Abdullahi Boyi, a lecturer at Sokoto State College of Education, over alleged certificate forgery. The ICPC charged both defendants with forging an appointment letter, which was then allegedly […]

International

Certificate Forgery Lands Tunisian Presidential Candidate in Jail

With Tunisia’s presidential election just days away, candidate Ayachi Zammel has been sentenced to six months in prison for using fraudulent documents. The Criminal Chamber of the Jendouba Court of First Instance handed down the sentence for “deliberately using a fraudulent certificate,” according to a report from Tunisia’s TAP news agency on Wednesday. Zammel was […]

Education

FG Lists Recognized Universities in Togo and Benin Republic

The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially recognized only eight universities in Togo and Benin Republic as accredited institutions authorized 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. Mamman revealed that over 22,500 Nigerians had obtained fake […]

Education

NUC Releases List of Universities Under Investigation Amid Fake Certificates Scandal

The Federal Ministry of Education, on Tuesday of last week, announced the suspension of the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. This decision comes in the wake of an undercover investigation by a Nigerian newspaper, exposing the operations of a degree mill in Cotonou, a major city in […]

Education

Benin Lecturers’ Pledge To Cooperate With FG In The Wake Of Fake Certificate Saga

In response to the suspension of the evaluation and accreditation process for degree certificates originating from Benin and Togo Republics by the Federal Government of Nigeria, Nigerian lecturers in Benin Republic have called for calm while expressing their support for the ongoing process. The organization, located at Lot A/1 Finagnon, Zone des Ambassades, Akpakpa, Cotonou, […]

News

Tinubu Urged to Root Out Holders Of Fake University Degrees in Leadership Roles

Calls have been made for the Federal government to take decisive action in identifying individuals holding key managerial positions with fraudulent university degrees and other certificates. Alhaji Musa Saidu, President of the International Human Rights Commission for Ecology and Marine Affairs in Africa, made this plea during an interview with Vanguard. He emphasized that the […]