…Plans digital tracking of lecturers, equipment, facilities
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
ABUJA — The Federal Government has moved to overhaul the accreditation system for Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, warning institutions against presenting a false or temporary picture of their academic and infrastructural capacity during accreditation exercises.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, gave the warning in Abuja on Tuesday while inaugurating a Ministerial Committee on Strengthening the Accreditation and Quality Assurance System for Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.
Alausa said the era of temporarily assembling lecturers, equipment and facilities ahead of accreditation visits must end, stressing that institutions should be assessed on resources that are genuinely available and sustainable.
