Education

NYSC releases names of disapproved universities

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

The National Youths Service Corps(NYSC), has released names of universities banned from participating in the 2021 Batch A orientation course.

The eight universities

banned are foreign universities located in the Republic of Benin and Niger.

By this development Nigerian graduates from the said universities would not participating in the 2021 Batch A orientation course of the NYSC.

Pic.16. Gov. Muhammed Abubukar of Bauchi State inspects a Guard of Honour mounted by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2018 Batch B members during their swearing-in ceremony at Ganjuwa in Bauchi State on Thursday (26/7/18).
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Report has it that the universities are in the habit of awarding degrees to students a few months after matriculation.

The NYSC management however did not provide enough reasons for its decision, its circular (dated Friday, March 5 2021) to state/FCT coordinators, informed all D&R and foreign-trained verification officers in states to take note of the under listed schools.

The affected universities are said to be:

Al-Nahda International University (Niger Republic); Ecole Superieur Sainte Felicite (Benin Republic);

Ecole Superieur D Administration et DEconomics (Benin Republic) and Ecole Superieur DEnseignement Professionelle Le Berger – ESEP Le Berger (Benin Republic).

Others are, Ecole Superieur St. Louis DAfrique (Benin Republic);