The Federal Government of Nigeria has cancelled all admissions to the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) in Kaduna for its National Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes for the 2026 academic session, the Ministry of Education said in a statement released on Saturday, 7 November.
The ministry directed NTI to immediately cease all university affiliations and degree‑awarding arrangements, warning prospective students, parents and the public not to apply for, accept or pay for the affected programmes because the institute is not authorised to award NCE or university degrees.
The cancellation applies to every category of admission, including:
- Full‑time programmes
- Part‑time programmes
- Distance Learning Studies (DLS)
According to the statement signed by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations, the move follows violations of the Ministerial Operational Guidelines issued on 12 September 2025. The ministry noted that admissions to NCE programmes must meet the requirements of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the accreditation standards of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
“Consequently, all admissions into NTI’s NCE and degree programmes for the 2026 academic session have been cancelled, while the Institute has been directed to discontinue all university affiliations and degree‑awarding arrangements, as it is not authorised to award NCE and University degrees,” Folasade stated.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been instructed to inform affected universities and enforce the termination of NTI’s degree‑awarding arrangements. The NCCE will carry out a comprehensive accreditation of existing NCE II–IV distance‑learning programmes and study centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, allowing eligible students to complete their studies subject to the outcome of that exercise. The ministry emphasized that NTI’s statutory mandate remains centred on teacher training, in‑service development, continuous professional development and a special abridged programme for serving teachers with non‑Education degrees to meet registration requirements of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). Prospective applicants are urged to verify the accreditation status of any educational programme through the appropriate regulatory bodies before enrolling or making payments.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
