By Gideon Njoku
On Tuesday, January 2, 2024, the Federal Government, made public the list of 18 foreign Universities in Nigeria it has suspended from evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates.
The Universities, all from the Republic of Benin and Togo were suspended following a scandal which erupted over a number of fake University degrees awarded by them.
The Government, in a statement from the Ministry of Education, also, warned Nigerians to avoid patronising the institutions.
The decision followed an undercover investigation by a Nigerian newspaper, which unravelled the scandalous activity of a University in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
The investigative reporter was awarded a degree from the Cotonou University within six weeks. Worse, he was cleared, and participated in the National Youth Service Corps even though he had participated in the programme in 2018.
Following, the list of the Universities suspended by the National Universities Commission, NUC.
- University of Applied Sciences and Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin or any of its other campuses in Nigeria.
- Volta University College, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana or any of its other campuses in Nigeria.
- The International University, Missouri, USA, Kano and Lagos Study Centres, or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
- Collumbus University, UK, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- Tiu International University, UK operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- Pebbles University, UK operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- London External Studies UK operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- Pilgrims University operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- West African Christian University is operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- EC-Council University, USA, Ikeja Lagos Study Centre.
- Concept College/Universities (London) Ilorin or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
- Houdegbe North American University campuses in Nigeria.
- Irish University Business School London, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- University of Education, Winneba Ghana, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- Cape Coast University, Ghana, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- African University Cooperative Development, Cotonou, Benin Republic, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
- Pacific Western University, Denver, Colorado, Owerri Study Centre.
- Evangel University of America and Chudick Management Academic, Lagos.
