The National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) have commenced their joint operation to crack down on illegal degree-awarding institutions in the country.
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Already, 41 illegal universities have been closed nationwide.
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Vanguard Learning gathered that there are 67 illegal institutions in Nigeria and the exercise which includes closing and seizure of their properties, making an arrest and prosecution will focus on 41 of them that have visible addresses.
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The Chairman of ICPC, Mr Ekpo Nta who disclosed this in a press conference in Abuja on the menace of illegal universities in Nigeria, said they had obtained warrant of a competent court of jurisdiction to effect the arrest and prosecution of operators of illegal institutions in the country.
There should not be anything of this sort in a country like Nigeria. Fake university should in no way be welcomed.