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Federal Government and NYSC plan digital integration to combat certificate fraud

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Education Ministry and NYSC are discussing digital links between their records to combat certificate racketeering and speed up qualification verification.
  • The reforms include education databases, end-to-end digitisation of support services and a proposed national Learner Identification Number.
  • Officials say the measures could address record discrepancies that have blocked some qualified graduates from national service and employment.

Nigeria’s Federal Government is preparing to link education records with the National Youth Service Corps in an effort to tackle certificate racketeering and prevent genuine graduates from being shut out of opportunities.

Education Minister Tunji Alausa disclosed the plan during a meeting in Abuja with NYSC Director-General Brig Gen Olakunle Nafiu and a Corps delegation. He said the reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda would close loopholes in the management and verification of academic records.

The digital transformation of Nigeria’s education system under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is strengthening the integrity of academic qualifications, tackling certificate racketeering and ensuring that genuine students and graduates are not disadvantaged.

· Tunji AlausaThe education minister described the purpose of the government’s digital reforms.

Alausa said the Nigerian Education Repository Data Bank was collecting and verifying university certificates, tracking learners and supporting tertiary institutions through help-desk officers. The Nigerian Education Data Infrastructure is intended to connect records across different stages of a learner’s educational journey. The ministry has also digitised its Education Support Services, including certificate verification and procedures involving foreign applicants.

The ministry and NYSC are discussing an application programming interface to allow faster verification and data exchange. The government is also considering a national Learner Identification Number and a standard system for recording and sequencing names across education and identity databases. The minister cited name discrepancies, issues involving part-time National Diploma graduates and the admission of National Certificate in Education holders into Higher National Diploma programmes among the problems requiring attention.

Discussions were ongoing with the NYSC on an application programming interface that would facilitate faster verification and seamless exchange of relevant data between both institutions.

· Tunji AlausaThe minister outlined the planned digital connection between the ministry and NYSC.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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