Fake Degrees: FG’s Ban On Foreign Varsities A Blessing For Nigerian Institutions – Fountain University VC
OSOGBO – The vice chancellor of Fountain University Osogbo, Osun state, Professor Olayinka Kareem has said the federal government’s ban on fake foreign universities is a blessing for Nigerian institutions, especially in student enrollment and improved education standards.
While responding to questions from newsmen at the 13th convocation press briefing held on the school campus, Kareem noted that the ban is not in any way a threat to institutions in Nigeria.
She said: “Most of the students patronizing those Universities would now have to go to a proper University in the country which will culminate into higher enrollment figures, especially for private universities in the country.”
The VC added that universities in Nigeria have no adequate numbers of professors required to serve the system, noting that Fountain University and other universities engaged professors on sabbatical leave to work for them.
On the 13th convocation, he stated: “In the First Degree category, 9 will be awarded First-Class Honours, 91 will be awarded Second Class Honours (Upper Division), while 99 and 18 will be graduating in the Second Class Honours (Lower) and Third-Class categories respectively and 1 in Pass category.
“In the Higher Degree category, we will confer 8 Master’s Degrees across various disciplines. Additionally, 27 students will receive Diplomas in Arabic, Islamic, and International Studies.”
