The Nigerian Government has released a list of at least 37 illegal universities operating in the country.
Chris Maiyaki, the Acting Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja.
According to him, arrests have been made in conjunction with security operatives.
The NUC Secretary urged parents to check the commission’s website for illegal and legal varsities in Nigeria so that their wards don’t fall victims of fraud.
The clampdown followed the suspension of degree certificates from two francophone West African countries after an undercover journalist detailed how he acquired a degree from a university in Benin Republic under two months and was deployed for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC.
Consequently, the Federal Government blacklisted 18 universities from Benin Republic and Togo.
Also, the government on Wednesday hinted at plans to extend sanctions on universities from Uganda, Kenya, Niger Republic and other African countries.
Edited By Grace Namiji
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