Certificate ban: Hundreds of Nigerian students in Benin appeal for leniency

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Certificate ban: Hundreds of Nigerian students in Benin appeal for leniency
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At least 650 Nigerians studying at ESM University, Benin Republic, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu for assistance following the derecognition of the university by the Federal Government.

Recall that the Federal Government recently banned Nigerians from enrolling in some universities in Benin and Togo after discovering that over 22,500 graduate certificates obtained from these universities between 2019 and 2023 are fake. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, scores of students and parents on Thursday marched peacefully to the residence of Chibuzo Chinyere, General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry, OPM, in Port Harcourt to express their concerns.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, scores of students and parents on Thursday marched peacefully to the residence of Chibuzo Chinyere, General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry, OPM, in Port Harcourt to express their concerns. The students, who are on OPM scholarships, said that the ban had significantly impacted their mental health and urgently pleaded that Tinubu reverse the policy to allow them to continue their education.

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