25 July 2026

Academic Fraud

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Features

Nigeria’s Fake Certificate Crisis: Can the New Verification System Clean the Rot?

For many years, Nigeria has been drowning in a sea of fake certificates. Whether it is local government jobs or top federal appointments, forged academic credentials have become a silent epidemic. Nevertheless, with the new National Credential Verification Service (NCVS) officially launched on October 6, 2025, the federal government says it is finally ready to

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NYSC (National Youth Service Corps)

Blacklisted Benin Universities Sneak Graduates Into NYSC

Some blacklisted universities in the Benin Republic have allegedly found new ways to smuggle their graduates into Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with the help of certain private polytechnics. Findings by Saturday PUNCH revealed that these foreign schools now obtain fake Higher National Diploma (HND) or National Diploma (ND) certificates for their graduates through

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Fake Science Growing Faster Than Real Research
Research

Fake Science Growing Faster Than Real Research

A new study from Northwestern University has raised alarm over the rise of fake scientific research. The researchers found that false studies are being published faster than real, trustworthy ones. According to Professor Luís Amaral, one of the lead researchers, there is now an underground network of fraudsters working together to produce fake science. The

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