Three Ghanaian universities—the University of Education, Winneba; the University of Cape Coast; and Volta University College, Ho—have been prohibited by the Nigerian federal government for purportedly giving dubious credentials.
The Nigerian government prohibits UEW and UCC for allegedly awarding phony degrees.
A total of eighteen international universities are the target of government action, which labels them "degree mills" and advises Nigerians not to enroll in them.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) imposed the embargo, which also affects universities in neighboring nations like Togo and Benin. The United States has five universities affected, and the United Kingdom has six.
The NUC made it clear in an official statement posted on its website that the impacted colleges had been closed because they did not have the required federal government license.
According to the press release, "The National Universities Commission wishes to announce to the general public, especially parents and prospective undergraduates that the under-listed 'degree mills' have not been licensed by the Federal Government and have therefore been closed down for violating the Education (National Minimum Standards, etc.) Act of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004."
This action is a reaction to a journalist's investigative article that exposed dishonest practices in the conferment of degrees by Benin and Togo institutions. The Daily Nigerian exposé exposed a thriving certificate racketeering gang that offered university degrees to eager purchasers in Nigeria, especially in neighboring African countries.
The undercover investigation described how a reporter paid a "affordable rate" to earn a university degree from Cotonou in less than six weeks.According to the transcript and certificate, the reporter allegedly started the program in 2018 and graduated on September 5, 2022, using the official scan code of Ecole Superieure de Gestion et de Technologies, ESGT, Benin Republic.
The 18 universities affected by the ban imposed by the Nigerian government are listed below:
1. University of Applied Sciences and Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin.
2. Volta University College, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
3. The International University, Missouri, USA, with study centers in Kano and Lagos.
4. Columbus University, UK.
5. Tiu International University, UK.
6. Pebbles University, UK.
7. London External Studies UK.
8. Pilgrims University.
9. West African Christian University.
10. EC-Council University, USA, Ikeja Lagos Study Centre.
11. Concept College/Universities (London), Ilorin.
12. Houdegbe North American University.
13. Irish University Business School London.
14. University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
15. Cape Coast University, Ghana.
16. African University Cooperative Development, Cotonou, Benin Republic.
17. Pacific Western University, Denver, Colorado, Owerri Study Centre
18. Evangel University of America and Chudick Management Academic, Lagos.
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