The National Universities Commission (NUC)
on Monday cautioned Nigerian students
against seeking admission in Houdegbe
North American University, Cotonou, Benin
Republic (HNAUB).
The NUC Deputy Director of Press, Malam
Ibrahim Yakassai, gave the warning in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Abuja.
According to him, the commission has a lot
of reservations for the university and has
made a lot of publications to alert Nigerians.
"In fact, we listed the university as an illegal
university in Nigeria. However, in Benin
Republic where it operates, it could be a
legal university, but we cannot vouch for its
quality.
"There are a lot of unethical practices in
HNAUB and we have the information.
Sometimes, students pursuing medical
programmes will come back to Nigeria for
clinical and other things.
"We have no right to say it is not a
recognised university since it is recognised
by the country it operates, but we do not
approve that university in Nigeria," he said.
The NUC spokesman said that there were
serious doubts about the quality of the
institution, therefore, NUC would not
recommend that parents should send their
children to that school.
He said that efforts made by NUC to visit the
school for fact findings were frustrated by
the HNAUB’s authorities.
Yakassai, however, said he could not
confirm if the institution was dominated by
students from Nigeria as being insinuated.
He added that Benin Republic had its
regulatory body for universities which
should monitor the activities of Houdegbe
University.
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