The National Commission for Colleges of Education has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education
The discovery was made during a crackdown on illegal colleges of education in the country.
The development was revealed in the commission’s achievements, seen by Punch correspondent.
“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 said.
President Bola Tinubu had recently urged the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education to weed out illegal higher institutions of learning in the country.
Speaking at the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja, the President ordered the NUC, the NBTE, and other agencies to take decisive action against what he described as “certificate millers” undermining the credibility of the education sector.
Tinubu, who was represented by the Director of University Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Rakiya Ilyasu, warned that the integrity of the 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.