FG cancels nationwide lecturers’ institute admissions, says it lacks degree-awarding standing

 The federal ministry of schooling says it has cancelled the
2026 National Certificate in Education (NCE) and diploma programmes admission by
the National Teachers’ Institute’s over regulatory breaches.

 

In an announcement issued on Saturday by Boriowo Folasade, its
director, press and public relations, the ministry stated the sanction contains
admissions, accreditations and college affiliations by the institute.

The ministry directed the institute to discontinue all
college affiliations and degree-awarding preparations, noting it was not
authorised to award NCE and college levels.

It warned potential college students, mother and father and the final
public towards looking for admission into the affected programmes, together with
full-time, part-time and distance studying research.

“Consequently, all admissions into NTI’s NCE and diploma
programmes for the 2026 tutorial session have been cancelled, whereas the
Institute has been directed to discontinue all college affiliations and
degree-awarding preparations, as it isn’t authorised to award NCE and
college levels,” the assertion reads.

It additional cautioned members of the general public towards making use of
for the programmes, accepting and processing admission affords.

“The ministry emphasises that no additional admissions into the
affected programmes, whether or not full-time, part-time or by Distance Learning
Studies (DLS), are permitted,” it acknowledged.

The ministry stated the directive adopted violations of the
ministerial operational tips issued on September 12, 2025.

It defined that NCE admissions should adjust to the
necessities of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and accreditation
requirements of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).

The ministry directed the National Universities Commission
to inform affected universities and guarantee compliance with the order
discontinuing NTI’s degree-awarding preparations.

It stated it might shield college students already enrolled in
current programmes, notably these within the NCE II–IV distance studying
research.

The ministry stated the NCCE would conduct complete
accreditation of the present programmes and research centres throughout the six
geopolitical zones to find out which college students might be allowed to finish
their research.

“To shield harmless college students already enrolled, the NCCE
will conduct complete accreditation of current NCE II–IV Distance
Learning programmes and research centres throughout the six geopolitical zones,” the
assertion reads.

“Eligible college students could full their programmes, topic to
accreditation outcomes and regulatory necessities.”

The ministry stated NTI’s statutory duties ought to
stay centered on instructor coaching, retraining, in-service improvement and
steady skilled improvement.

It stated the institute was anticipated to offer pedagogical
capacity-building and a three-to-six-month particular abridged programme for
serving lecturers with non-education levels to accumulate skilled
competencies required for registration with the Teachers Registration Council
of Nigeria (TRCN).

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