The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said that online
degrees are not accepted in the country as of the moment but may change
after the commission has fine-tuned its grading parameters.
Spokesperson of the commission, Ibrahim Usman Yakasai on Thursday
said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja following a report published
by Daily Trust titled: 'Maryam Abacha American University of Niger, NUC
square up over degrees.'
Yakasai who maintained that the country does not allow all part time
cross border education said "we wish to restate that as the Quality
Assurance Agency for Universities in Nigeria, the NUC is maintaining its
stand that degrees from Maryam Abacha University will not be accepted
in Nigeria.
"In Nigeria the duration for a full time degree programme is not less
than three years for direct entry and at least six years for part
time."
He noted that NUC has never questioned the approval status of
universities outside Nigeria, but will continue to ensure that only
certificates obtained from reputable varsities are accepted in the
country.
In similar vein, the commission, he said the commission have had
cause to warn Nigerians against some others universities in West Africa
coast including Republic of Benin, Togo and some in East Africa notable
among them Garden City University College Kumasi Ghana, International
University of East Africa, Kampala, Uganda, and Expam: Formation
University Cotonou, and Benin Republic Nursing Science Degree (Part Time
Basis).
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