The Federal Government has barred the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, from awarding National Certificate in Education (NCE) and university degrees, following regulatory breaches involving admissions, accreditation and university affiliations.
The government has also cancelled all admissions into the institute’s NCE and degree programmes for the 2026 academic session and directed it to discontinue all university affiliations and degree-awarding arrangements.
In a statement signed by Boriowo Folasade, director of press and public relations, the Federal Ministry of Education warned prospective students, parents and the general public against seeking admission into the affected programmes.
The ministry said no further admissions into the programmes, whether full-time, part-time or through Distance Learning Studies (DLS), would be permitted, urging members of the public not to apply, accept admission offers or make payments.
The directive follows violations of the Ministerial Operational Guidelines issued on September 12, 2025.
The ministry clarified that NTI’s NCE admissions must comply with the applicable Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) requirements and accreditation standards of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
It also directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to notify affected universities and ensure compliance with the decision to discontinue NTI’s degree-awarding arrangements.
However, to protect students already enrolled in the programmes, the NCCE will conduct comprehensive accreditation of existing NCE II–IV Distance Learning programmes and study centres across the six geopolitical zones.
The ministry said eligible students would be allowed to complete their programmes, subject to accreditation outcomes and other regulatory requirements.
It stressed that NTI’s statutory mandate remained focused on teacher training, retraining, in-service development and continuous professional development, rather than awarding NCE and university degrees.
The institute’s authorised functions include pedagogical capacity-building and a three-to-six-month Special Abridged Programme for serving teachers with non-Education degrees to acquire professional competencies required for registration with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), subject to applicable regulations.
The ministry said the intervention was intended to protect students, uphold academic standards and prevent prospective applicants from enrolling in unapproved programmes.
It urged the public to verify programme accreditation and admission status through relevant regulatory authorities and official government channels before making enrolment or payment decisions.
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