The National Universities Commission (NUC) has identified at least 37 illegal universities operating in Nigeria.

Acting Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, disclosed this on Wednesday when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja.

Maiyaki explained that some arrests have been made in this regard.

He said the Department of State Services was involved in the clampdown on illegal institutions.

The NUC secretary urged parents to check the commission’s website for illegal and legal varsities in Nigeria so that their wards don’t fail victims of these institutions.

Maiyaki’s statements followed the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo,  after an investigative report by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks”,  published last week

The undercover journalist in the report detailed how he acquired a degree from a university in Benin Republic under two months and in fact, deployed for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

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