The House of Representatives on Thursday faulted the procedure for
accreditation of academic programmes of Nigerian universities by the
National Universities Commission.
It said the procedure appeared to be “fraudulent” as it was designed to
favour institutions willing to do the “bidding of the leadership of the
NUC.”
In a resolution passed in Abuja, the House condemned the “imbalance” in accreditation of programmes.
The House asked its Committee on Education to investigate the matter and
determine whether Nigerian universities met the minimum standards of
accreditation.
“The House resolves to mandate the committee to determine whether or not
the procedure for regulating Nigerian universities should be reviewed
to enable Nigeria to meet international standard and then curtail the
capital flight arising from Nigerians patronising foreign universities,”
the resolution added.
A lawmaker from Lagos State, Mr. Abayomi Abdul-Kabir, who moved a motion
on the subject, said over the years, there had been allegations that
the NUC favoured particular areas while accrediting programmes.
He told the House that programmes were accredited in many universities
where there were no requisite facilities to support learning, while
institutions that met the criteria were denied accreditation.
The lawmaker added, “The House is disturbed that the procedure for
selecting accreditation officials lacks credibility and is biased in
favour of only members of the academia capable of doing the bidding of
the leadership of the NUC.
“The House feels that the process of accreditation ought to recognise
some levels of performance, quality and integrity, which engender
confidence from the public and the academic community.”
# As reported by Punch Newspaper.
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