FG considers tests for foreign degree holders before NYSC

The Federal Government is considering assessment tests for Nigerians with foreign degrees before their mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, amid efforts to prevent fake certificates and ensure that qualifications obtained abroad meet acceptable academic standards. The proposal was presented by the director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, at the 37th meeting of the National Standing Committee on Evaluation of Foreign Qualifications in Abuja. Olatunji-David said the government must ensure that Nigerians who present foreign qualifications actually attended the institutions that awarded their certif...