The examination boards in Kenya and Uganda have initiated the process of contacting Nigeria to authenticate the academic records submitted by Nigerian candidates applying for admission to tertiary institutions in their respective countries.
JAMB, in a document for the 2024 policy meeting, emphasized the importance of maintaining the integrity of Nigeria's tertiary education system by not falsifying students' records. This development follows the Federal Government's decision to halt the verification of degree certificates from Uganda, Kenya, Benin Republic, Togo, and other countries due to concerns of certificate racketeering.
The establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Degree Certificate Milling in March aimed to address these issues, sparked by an investigative report exposing fake degree mills in Benin Republic. Daily Nigerian reporter Umar Audu's revelations shed light on obtaining a degree in a short period and participating in the NYSC scheme.
The investigative report, exposing the wrongdoings of certain tertiary institutions in West African countries, prompted the Nigerian government to impose a ban on accrediting and evaluating degrees from Benin Republic and Togo. Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, upon receiving the committee's report, emphasized the removal of individuals holding fake degrees from both Nigerian and foreign universities.
Among the committee's recommendations was the call for Nigerian universities to adopt the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) for admissions and to submit matriculation lists to the Ministry of Education. In a document obtained on Tuesday, JAMB highlighted that Kenya and Uganda exam boards are reaching out to Nigeria to verify records of Nigerian students applying to study in their countries.
The Uganda and Kenya examination boards are now contacting JAMB to authenticate the records provided by candidates for admission. JAMB assured, "JAMB would not falsify records," as stated by the Nigerian examination body.
The PUNCH reported exclusively on Monday that the Federal Government has directed all higher institutions in the country to "regularly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education within three months after matriculation ceremonies." The government specified that these lists should be sent "through the dedicated channel of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board."
This directive is part of the recommendations put forth by the Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Degree Certificate Milling established by the government to tackle fake degree mills and racketeers in the country.
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