Fake Degree: NUC bans 18 foreign universities [Full list]

The Nigerian government has banned about 18 Universities and suspended their accreditation and evaluation of their degree certificates.

Some of the Universities affected are in Togo and Benin Republic.

The development followed alleged Degree Certificate issued by one of the Universities to a journalist within 6 weeks which the holder participated in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC.

CAPITAL POST gathered that the report was being investigated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, while the Federal Ministry of Education announced the suspension of the some Universities.

The affected Universities which were banned by the National Universities Commission (NUC), according to data retrieved from the NUC website are:

1. University of Applied Sciences and Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin, and its other campuses in Nigeria.
2. Volta University College, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana, and its other campuses in Nigeria.
3. The International University, Missouri, USA, Kano and Lagos Study Centers, or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
4. Collumbus University, UK, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
5. Tiu International University, UK, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
6. Pebbles University, UK, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
7. London External Studies UK, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
8. Pilgrims University, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
9. West African Christian University, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
10. EC-Council University, USA, Ikeja Lagos Study Centre.
11. Concept College/Universities (London), Ilorin, or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
12. Houdegbe North American University campuses in Nigeria.
13. Irish University Business School London, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
14. University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
15. Cape Coast University, Ghana, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
16. African University Cooperative Development, Cotonou, Benin Republic, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
17. Pacific Western University, Denver, Colorado, Owerri Study Centre.
18. Evangel University of America and Chudick Management Academic, Lagos.