By KABUI MWANGI More by this AuthorThe Federal Government of Nigeria has hinted at plans to suspend recognition of degree certificates and other academic qualifications from Kenya and Uganda alongside those of other African nations that include Benin and Togo, citing integrity concerns. The announcement, which comes just days after Nigeria dropped acknowledgements of accreditations from Benin and Togo, was made by the country’s Education minister Tahir Mamman during an interview with local media on Wednesday. “We are not just going to stop at Togo and Benin, we are going to extend the dragnet to countries like Uganda and Kenya where such (fraudulent) institutions have been set up,” stated Prof Mamman. Consequently, Prof Mamman said the government had commenced investigations into agencies responsible for accrediting academic qualifications obtained abroad. In November 2022, then Kenya National Qualifications Authority director-general told Parliament that about 30 percent of all academic certificates in Kenya were either fake, falsified or tampered with.

Source: Daily Nation January 05, 2024 14:16 UTC