NUC, NYSC Strategise To Stop Graduates Of Foreign Sub-Standard Varsities From NYSC Scheme

By Funmi Olakunle 

The National Universities Commission (NUC), alongside the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have resolved to stop Nigerians trained in sub-standard foreign universities from partaking in the compulsory one-year national service scheme.

In a similar move, the NUC is also collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt and Other related Offenses Commission, ICPC towards fishing out fake universities operating in the country.

NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, who spoke when the NYSC Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim paid him a courtesy visit, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, said the commission would continue to ensure the credibility of certificates issued by Nigerian universities and also foreign-trained graduates from sub-standard universities from coming into the country.

Rasheed maintained that many universities produce quality graduates while some produce graduates who cannot defend their certificates.

He said the commission had not approved the degrees of some online universities operating in the country.

The NUC Chief added that the commission had approached the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to shut down some illegal universities operating in Nigeria.

“NUC and NYSC must work together to help the country in producing quality graduates. The NUC will continue to certify the credibility of certificates obtained from Nigerian universities,” he stressed.

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