The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Benin Republic says there 15,000 Nigerians studying in the country.

This is as NANS called for leniency over the ban on validation of degree certificates from the country and Togo.


Recall that an investigative reporter had recently exposed certificate racketeering in schools in the neighbouring countries.

Following the development, the federal government announced a ban on the validation of degree certificates from the countries.

But, the NANS president in Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour, said the government should consider legitimately admitted students.

Favour spoke Thursday on Channels TV’s breakfast show Sunrise Daily.

He said the government should step up efforts to probe the matter and punish those involved in the saga.

He said NANS in the Benin Republic had constituted a committee to probe the matter, adding that the report of its findings would be vital in curbing future occurrences.

“For now, I will say that the Federal Government should look into the issue. Now, you can’t, because it is happening in this school, punish everyone because it involved close to 15,000 students in the Benin Republic.

“I have really not validated if it has been happening for a long time. This is just like what just came out on social media and we are still trying to find out how long it has been happening. So, that is why I set up a committee as the president to investigate it,” he said.

Bobloco:

https://dailytrust.com/15000-nigerian-students-in-benin-republic-affected-by-fg-ban-nans/

Sucre7:
The FG do do more findings themselves. There are Legit Schools that offer legit and hard earned degrees in Benin Republic. You can punish thousands of students and hundreds of schools based on a few bad eggs. It's wrong

koolib:
Nigerians would do anything to earn 'foreign' degrees. Imagine 15000 in Benin? Ridiculous!

SmartPolician:
The FG cannot punish everyone for the sins of a few people. I think they should ban Nigerians from studying in those countries, going forward.

As for now, the deed is already done. Allow current students to finish their courses or transfer them to Nigerian universities.

SmartPolician:
The FG cannot punish everyone for the sins of a few people. I think they should ban Nigerians from studying in those countries, going forward.

As for now, the deed is already done. Allow current students to finish their courses or transfer them to Nigerian universities.

PepeXKermit:


How do you ban people studying in a country of their choice? Does it make sense to you?

Jeezuzpick:


So......?

In this case, I think it should be an issue of whether the FG was right or not, instead of how many people are affected.

What of the effect of thousands of potentially unfit "professionals" dumped on the Nigerian populace?

It's too bad this is where we are as a country, though.

Let there be thorough investigation. Maybe a regularisation system should be put in place for the current graduates and students from those schools, after which an absolute ban should be in place.