The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has uncovered and shut down 22 unapproved Colleges of Education operating across the country.
According to details contained in the commission’s recent report of achievements, the closure followed a nationwide crackdown on illegal tertiary institutions.
“The NCCE identified and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country. The NCCE also carried out personnel audits and financial monitoring in all 21 federal Colleges of Education,” the statement noted.
President Bola Tinubu had earlier directed regulatory agencies, including the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and the NCCE, to eliminate all unlicensed higher institutions from Nigeria’s education system.
Speaking during the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja, Tinubu — represented by Rakiya Ilyasu, Director of University Education at the Federal Ministry of Education — condemned what he described as “certificate millers” damaging the credibility of the education sector.
He stressed that his administration is committed to strengthening coordination among key agencies in education management to ensure efficiency and quality.
“The NYSC, JAMB, NUC, NBTE, and NCCE are working together to raise standards and make sure that unrecognised institutions and cases of forgery, whether at home or abroad, have no place in our education system,” the President added.
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