There is apprehension among Nigerians who acquired their degree certificates in Benin Republic and Togo respectively.

This is coming after the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed on Friday, August 23, while giving his first year ministerial scorecard, that over 22,500 Nigerians are obtained fake certificates from Universities in Benin Republic and Togo between 2019 and 2023.

Mamman said that over 21,600 people obtained the certificates from unaccredited universities in Benin Republic within the mentioned period while about 1,105 obtained theirs at some unaccredited Universities in Togo.

He also said that anybody who attended a university solely run in English from 2017, is wasting his time because it’s not an approved university. That is their policy.

He revealed that the Federal Government has authorised the termination of employees in the public and private sectors who possess counterfeit degree certificates.

“So in the final analysis, what the federal government approved is that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, will issue a circular to all employers, whether public or private, to fish out anybody with a certificate from these institutions—that circular probably would have been out by now.

“And the Head of Service, has also been mandated to fish out from the public service anybody who is parading certificate from these institutions.

“So this is the decision of the federal government on this matter,” he said.

The Ministry had on Tuesday, January 3, announced the suspension of accreditation of degree certificates from 46 Benin Republic and Togo.

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Newsaccessng has listed the 46 Beninese and Togolese universities announced by the Federal government in January.

Here is a list of Universities in Benin:

1. Institut Supérieur de Formation Professionnelle (ISFOP)

2. Lakeside University College (LUC) Benin

3. African University of Bénin

4. Afriford University, Cotonou, Benin Republic

5. Canadian International Education Institute, Benin Republic

6. Centre International Universitaire Des Meilleurs (CIUM-Bestower International University) Seme-Podji, Cotonou

7. Ecole Superieure de Gestion et de Technologie (ESGT-Benin University)

8. Ecole Superieure de Technologie et de Gestion (ESTG-Benin University)

9. Ecole Superieure des Cadres et Techniciens, (ESCT-Benin), Benin Cotonou

10. Ecole Superieure des sciences, de commerce et administration des enterprise du Benin (ESCAE-BENIN)

11. Ecole Superieure Panafricaine de Management Applique (ESPAM-FORMATION)

12. Ecotes University

13. Edexcel University

14. Esep le berger Université

15. ESTAM University Seme Campus

16. Heim Weldios University

17. Houdegbe North American University, Benin

18. Institut Universitaire du Bénin (IUB)

19. Institut Supérieur de Communication et de Gestion(ISCG-Benin University)

20. Institut Supérieur De Management Et De Technologie (ISMT St Salomon University)

21. Institute Regional Superieure des beaux arts, de la culture et de la communication (IRSBACCOM UNIVERSITY)

22. International university of management and administration, Benin Republic (IUMA)

23. Pinnacle African University Porto Novo

24. Poma University, Ayetedjou, Ifangni

25. Protestant University of West Africa

26. Université Africaine de Développement Coopératif

27. Université des Sciences Appliquées et Management USAM

28. Université la Hegj, Benin (Semepodji campus)

29. Universitie Polytechnique Internationale du Benin

30. West African University Benin (WAUB), Cotonou

31. University of Abomey-Calavi

32. University of Kétou

33. University of Parakou

TOGO UNIVERSITIES

1. Atlantic African Oriental Multicultural (ATAFOM) University International

2. African Union University, Togo

3. African University of Science Administration and Commercial Studies, IAEC University Togo

4. Maryam Abacha American University Niger, Togo Campus

5. Centre de perfectionnement aux Technique Economique et Commerciales Université (CPTEC University) Avepozo Lome

6. IHERIS University, Togo

7. Catholic University of West Africa

8. American Institute of African

9. Ecole supérieure de formation professionnelle (FIMAC)

10. Université Bilingue Libre du Togo

11. University of Kara

12. University of Richard of Togo

13. University of Lomé

14. University of Science and Technology of Togo

15. DEFOP University of Technology

16. IRFODEL-Centre (University).