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'2,000 NTI Students' Still Waiting for Certificates Years After Graduation, Missing Out on Opportunities
May 22, 2024
Former students of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, have narrated how the institution, affiliated with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), refused to issue degree certificates to them.
These students, FIJ learned, completed degree programmes in English, mathematics and integrated science at the school.
Some of the students told FIJ that the institute, which started running degree programmes in 2015, has failed to issue certificates to at least 2,000 students.
Patrick Edun (not real name), an Oyo State resident, told FIJ that he studied English at the Ibadan study centre of NTI and graduated in 2018.
“I began studying English at the Ibadan study centre of NTI, Kaduna, in 2016,” he said.
“I eventually graduated in 2018. At the institute, students are expected to enrol for programmes that could see them spend three to four years before graduating.
“Since the commencement of degree programmes at the institute in 2015, however, none of the students who studied English, mathematics or integrated science have been issued certificates.
“This delay has had a significant and negative impact on our career lives, as most of us, I mean the affected students, have continued to miss out on employment opportunities, career advancement and further academic pursuits.
“I have continued to experience stagnation in my career life, as institutions have continued to reject the provisional notification of result NTI issued to me when I graduated.”
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