The Federal Government has concluded plan to set up an inter-ministerial committee to probe the activities of ‘degree mills.’
According to the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, who disclosed this in a notice sent to journalists, said the inauguration of the committee will take place at 2pm on Wednesday.
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We can recall that the issue of ‘degree mills’ came to the fore front of the media following an investigative report by an undercover journalist, Umar Audu, with an online newspaper, detailing how he obtained a degree within six weeks and even proceeded to embark on the mandatory one-year national youth service under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.
Goong said, “Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman, will this afternoon, inaugurate an inter-ministerial committee on degree mills.”
