The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country.
The disclosure was contained in the commission’s recent report of achievements, sighted by our correspondent.
According to the NCCE, the action followed a nationwide crackdown on unaccredited institutions.
“The NCCE identified and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country. The NCCE conducted personnel audit, financial monitoring in all the 21 federal colleges of education,” the commission stated.
The Federal Government has recently intensified efforts to eliminate unlicensed tertiary institutions.
President Bola Tinubu had earlier directed regulatory bodies, including the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and the NCCE, to clamp down on what he described as “certificate millers” undermining the credibility of the education sector.
Speaking at the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja, Tinubu — represented by the Director of University Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Rakiya Ilyasu — stressed that the integrity of the nation’s academic system must not be compromised.
“At this juncture, it has become imperative to reiterate that this administration remains committed to strengthening the integration of all agencies involved in the administration of education to enhance efficiency and quality,” the President said.
He added,
“The National Youth Service Corps, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education are working in alignment to improve the quality of education and ensure that cases of forgery and unrecognised institutions both within and outside the country have no place in our education ecosystem.”
