Posted by On Tuesday, the Federal Ministry of Education on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria declared the closure of eighteen international universities.
The federal government said in the midst of the controversy that it would no longer be evaluating or accrediting degree credentials from the Republic of Benin and Togo, as previously reported by Janescope.
Nigerians were also cautioned by the commission not to enroll in such institutions.
The action of a degree mill in Cotonou, a major city in the Benin Republic, was the subject of an undercover investigation by a Nigerian newspaper, on which the Nigerian government based its decision.
The investigation revealed that the investigative reporter completed the required one-year program run by the National Youth Service Corps and graduated from Cotonou University in six weeks.
The list of international universities that the National Universities Commission delisted is highlighted by janescope after data analysis from the NUC website.
1. University of Applied Sciences and Management, with campuses in Nigeria or Port Novo, Republic of Benin.
2. Volta University College, either in its Nigerian campuses or at Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
3. Any of the campuses in Nigeria of the International University, Missouri, USA; the Kano and Lagos Study Centers.
4. Collumbus University, UK, which conducts business throughout Nigeria.
5. The UK-based Tiu International University operates over all of Nigeria.
6. Pebbles University—a UK institution—operates throughout Nigeria.
7. London External Studies UK, which is present throughout Nigeria.
8. Pilgrims University, which is accessible throughout Nigeria.
9. Anywhere in Nigeria is where West African Christian University operates.
10. The EC-Council University, Lagos Study Center in Ikeja, USA.
11. Any campus of Concept College/Universities (London) in Nigeria, including Ilorin.
12. The campuses of Houdegbe North American University in Nigeria.
13. Irish University Management School London, which conducts business in Nigeria.
14. University of Education, which operates throughout Nigeria, is based in Winneba, Ghana.
15. The Ghanaian Cape Coast University operates throughout Nigeria.
16. African University Cooperative Development, with operations throughout Nigeria, is based in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
17. Owerri Study Center, Pacific Western University, Denver, Colorado.
18. Chudick Management Academic and Evangel University of America, Lagos.