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The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across Nigeria, as part of a renewed effort to rid the country’s education system of unapproved institutions.
The closures followed a nationwide crackdown aimed at identifying and dismantling unauthorized colleges awarding unaccredited certificates. According to the Commission, the action was taken after conducting a personnel audit and financial monitoring across all 21 federal colleges of education.
“The NCCE identified and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country,” the Commission confirmed.
This development aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to sanitize the tertiary education sector. Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja, the president, represented by Rakiya Ilyasu, Director of University Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, stressed the urgent need to crack down on “certificate millers” undermining the integrity of Nigerian education.
President Tinubu charged the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and NCCE to take swift and decisive action against all illegal institutions.
“The integrity of our academic system must not be compromised,” Tinubu declared.
“This administration is fully committed to integrating all education agencies to ensure greater efficiency, accountability, and quality.”
He added that bodies such as the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and other regulatory agencies are working in unison to eliminate certificate forgery and the recognition of unapproved institutions—both within and outside Nigeria.
The government’s stance signals a strong move toward restoring credibility to the country’s tertiary education landscape.
