FG, NYSC plan tighter links for education records

Summary

The Education Ministry says it is working with the NYSC to deepen digital links between education records and service verification to curb certificate fraud.

Highlights

• Education Minister Tunji Alausa disclosed the plan during a meeting with NYSC Director-General Olakunle Nafiu in Abuja.
• The ministry says the move is meant to improve qualification checks and reduce certificate racketeering.
• Officials said the Nigerian Education Repository Data Bank is already collecting and verifying university certificates and tracking learners.
• The proposed Nigerian Education Data Infrastructure would connect records across different stages of a learner’s education.
• The ministry said it is also discussing an API with the NYSC to speed up data exchange and verification.