Federal Government Crackdown on Unaccredited Colleges of Education in Nigeria: What You Need to Know

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), has taken decisive action against unaccredited institutions by shutting down 22 illegal Colleges of Education across the country. This crackdown is a direct response to findings from a personnel audit and financial monitoring exercise that revealed severe irregularities and substandard operations.

These unaccredited institutions fail to meet the NCCE’s mandatory regulatory benchmarks, which compromises the quality of education and devalues the qualifications earned by students. This move is part of a broader directive from President Bola Tinubu to education regulators to eradicate "certificate millers" and protect the integrity of Nigerian academic awards.

The risks for students attending such institutions are significant. They include earning a certificate that is unrecognized by employers and the government, being ineligible for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, and suffering a total financial loss on tuition. This action mirrors the NUC's ongoing efforts against degree mills, which has led to the closure of 58 illegal universities.

Prospective students are strongly advised to verify the accreditation status of any institution through the official websites of the NCCE or NUC before enrolling. In a related effort to consolidate educational quality, the government has also imposed a seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.

This moratorium aims to address issues of underfunding and under-enrollment in existing institutions. However, a select few private universities that passed rigorous checks were recently exempted from this freeze, as their applications had been pending for years prior to the moratorium.

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