25 July 2026
Colleges

Rector Jailed for Running Fake Degree Courses

Mr. Satiregun, the Founder/Rector of International College of Administration Science and Technology, Auta Balefi, Nasarawa State, has been convicted and jailed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Honourable Justice Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa of the Federal High Court, Lafia, Nasarawa State, sentenced Satiregun to a 7-year jail term without the option of

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Legislature

Reps Approve 10-Year Protection for Journalist Who Uncovered Fake Degree Syndicate

On Monday, May 19, 2025, the House of Representatives directed that investigative journalist Umar Audu be placed under 10-year security protection following his exposé on the sale of fake degrees from universities in the Benin Republic to Nigerians. The House Joint Committees on University, Polytechnic, Interior, Foreign Affairs, and Youth Development, currently investigating the scandal,

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TETFUND

FUOYE Rejects Claims of Illegal NELFUND Deductions from Students’ Loans

The management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has denied involvement in the unauthorised deduction of funds from students’ loans disbursed through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The NELFUND scheme, introduced on April 3, 2024, by President Bola Tinubu, was designed to assist students in public tertiary institutions.  However, over 51 universities across Nigeria

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