The National Association of Nigerian Students in Benin Republic on Friday reiterated its stand that certificates gotten from universities in Benin Republic are valid.
The student body also assured Nigerian students in the West African country of a speedy completion of the investigative process into the activities of degree mills which has led to the suspension of degree certificates from Benin Republic, Togo and some other countries.
The body, in a statement released today by its President, Ikenna Favour, also charged students not to pay attention to purveyors of fake news while stressing the fact that the degrees obtained from universities in the country are valid and legal.
The statement partly reads, “We kindly ask that we put our mind to rest as thorough investigations are still ongoing and on the process we urge everyone to pay deaf ears to any erroneous information circulating online.
“We understand your worries, concerns, and the destabilising situation it may have caused, but we assure you that your degrees obtained from your institutions here in Benin Republic are recognised, valid, and respected. We urge and encourage you to remain focused and prioritise your education over any other thing, having self-determination, and not having anything to be a hindrance to your educational pursuits.”
News About Nigeria reported that the Federal Ministry of Education announced a suspension of degree certificates from some African countries following an investigative report by a Daily Nigerian reporter, Umar Audu.
The journalist exposed in the report that certificates can be illegally gotten from these countries as he was able to get a degree certificate under six weeks and thereafter came back to do the one year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with the certificate.
Following his investigative report, the FG banned certificates from Togo and Benin Republic until investigations are completed.
