The federal government has expressed readiness to tackle certification fraud in educational institutions in neighbouring countries, to safeguard the reputation of Nigeria’s educational certificates at international levels.
this assurance was given today by the minister of state for education, Tanko Sununu during an engagement with the leadership of the national association of Nigerian students diaspora led by its president, Juwon Chris.
meanwhile, a statement from the office of the senior special assistant to the president on students’ engagement, Opeoluwa ojekemi indicated that the education minister had frowned at the alarming prevalence of certification racketeering in Benin republic and Togo.
the statement further reaffirmed the government’s commitment to maintaining open and transparent communication channels with Nigerian students abroad and their representatives.