IS NTI A SCAM?

It is worrisome that many teachers are not qualified to be called one in Nigeria. This reality prompted the Education ministry to insist every teachers: public or private, must be duly certified. To achieve this, if you are not a graduate of Education you must obtain PGDE from regular universities, or National Teachers' Institute (NTI).
Unfortunately, many who passed through NTI for the one-year PGDE Program has not seen their result let alone receive their certificate.
In fact, 2017/8 are yet to have their results released and NTI has not come out to explain reason for this. Thousands have enrolled in 2019 and 2020 already not knowing the predicaments of those before them are facing.
Permit me to say that some friends have lost decent employment opportunities because they don't have certificate to prove they have their PGDE. A friend was denied TESCOM opportunity in Lagos at the final stage of the recruitment because she couldn't present any education certificate in late 2019 despite the fact that she had finished her program with NTI in 2018.

Now that education ministry is pushing for qualified teachers threatening to close schools without one, strongly suggest that the ministry look into the activities of NTI and the plight of thousands of teachers that have their results/certificates withheld in years for reasons unknown to any.
It is almost looking like a scam institution, yet they generate lot of funds annually for education ministry.