President Bola Tinubu has warned Nigerian universities against indiscriminate award of honorary degrees, saying that it undermines the very core values of academic integrity and must be discontinued.

In a recent communication, President Tinubu brings attention to the issue of universities awarding honorary degrees without sufficient scrutiny. The President highlights the need for universities to carefully assess individuals before bestowing such significant recognition.

Tinubu, expressed his cautionary advice during the joint occasion of the graduation ceremonies for the sixth, seventh, and eighth batches of students from the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), which took place in Lafia, the capital city of Nasarawa State, yesterday.

The Acting Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr. Chris Jibreel-Maiyaki, on behalf of the president, clarified that degrees are granted to individuals who demonstrate both exemplary character and learning.

In his viewpoint, he asserted that honorary degrees ought to be bestowed upon deserving Nigerians who have made significant contributions to the advancement of society. He stated that academic proficiency and professional education are only a small part of the criteria necessary to construct a robust and thriving nation.

He said: “Moral training and ethical standards must be coupled with the best form of academic development for universities to fulfill their purpose.

“Therefore, universities’ management and the general environments of teaching and learning must model the highest standard of integrity, probity and moral discipline.

“In this connection, I must draw your attention to the tendency of some institutions to devalue the quality of their degrees by giving out honorary doctorate degrees indiscriminately against the common universities’ community practice.”

President Tinubu has additionally committed to consistently and optimistically address the requirements of universities and their communities, in an effort to restructure and improve outcomes effectively.

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What makes such an award indiscriminate?

His advice is good. But let's take a look at how his points apply to him.

AnonPoet:
President Tinubu brings attention to the issue of universities awarding honorary degrees without sufficient scrutiny. The President highlights the need for universities to carefully assess individuals before bestowing such significant recognition.

The way he was scrutinized before he became a president?

AnonPoet:
In his viewpoint, he asserted that honorary degrees ought to be bestowed upon deserving Nigerians who have made significant contributions to the advancement of society.

This is subjective.

AnonPoet:
He stated that academic proficiency and professional education are only a small part of the criteria necessary to construct a robust and thriving nation.

No wonder he got his certificate in a questionable manner.

AnonPoet:
He said: “Moral training and ethical standards must be coupled with the best form of academic development for universities to fulfill their purpose

This is called, "Follow my words, not my steps".

Things dey really happen in this corn3 sha

After looking at this, I remember that the role model of these people is a certain "prophet" who took and enjoyed other people's wives while alive, and before he died, he told his followers that his god told him and ordered that no man will touch or go near his own widows, which were many and very young and very beautiful.

Imagine..................

Incredible

President Bola Tinubu has warned Nigerian universities against indiscriminate award of honorary degrees, saying that it undermines the very core values of academic integrity and must be discontinued.

Dear Tinubu you attended a secondary school before the school was established, your acclaimed Chicago certs is not credible,... Please stop to shalaye, just make things better we're hungry

E be pa wa ooo

Coming from someone with a questionable Nepa Bill...

AnonPoet:


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coming from someone who has fake results

So na indiscriminate awarding of honorary degrees the crash the economy back-to-back?
Wonderment!

What kind of irony is this? This is a man who's degree is disputed. Who is going to pronounce the honorary degree recipients as deserving? The APC government?
Government is dabling into everything it should not, and running away from all it's core responsibilities.

He talking about "moral training and ethical standards" makes me wonder his justification to say such knowing how the election that brought him in was filled with all forms of malpractices.

Dr Yekini Amoda Ogunlere


Face governance delivery and stop diverting our attention. Yeye failure

Werey that doesn’t have a degree himself.

Same man who awarded himself secondary school certificate from Oluwole....incredible!.

Do as I say and not as I do.

Bloody hypocrite

Criminal

As expected Peter girigory Obi people are have started wailing, bickering and blabbering again on that harmless advice, they are embittered and bereaved, always mourning over their losses

Chicago State University should take note of this warning immediately

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Bad addiction is like bad politician that won't leave power unless death comes..contact me via my signature let's help you out

Lol.

See who dey talk Clown!

I don't believe tinubu said this because it is obvious self mockery of himself

What of Chieftancy title?!

pandoragirigory:
As expected Peter girigory Obi people are have started wailing, bickering and blabbering again on that harmless advice, they are embittered and bereaved, always mourning over their losses

I'm watching you

The Tinubu clan are clowns

Coming from a certificate forger. Nothing Musa no go see for gate

Noted!

I expect him to have asked them why are they just organising convocation for 3 sets of graduates, if they had any challenge then assist them with it. Honorary is at the discretion of the University governing board and the University authority....its like telling me you can entertain your guest but don't feed him o...

The certificate bandit is in no position to complain about someone else's degree.

Standard norm all over the world

Sigh... Just look at page 1 of this thread and the comments there.


Buhari no collect half of these insults in his 2 tenures o.

Una no just wan cut this man any slack at all.