NANS backs verification of Niger Republic universities

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has thrown its weight behind the Federal Government's decision to verify academic qualifications obtained from certain universities in the Republic of Niger before determining graduates' eligibility for mobilisation into the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. NANS National President, Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, called for justice, fairness, quality assurance and accountability in addressing the controversy surrounding the non-mobilisation of some Nigerian graduates from Nigerien universities. Afeez stressed that Nigerian authorities must follow established verification procedures and rely on the list of institutions officially recognised...