Federal Ministry of Education don cancel all admissions into National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna, National Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes for 2026 academic session. The ministry announce am on Saturday, November 7, and say the action follow alleged regulatory violations wey touch admissions, accreditation and university affiliations.
As part of the directive, government order NTI to stop all university affiliations and degree-awarding arrangements. The ministry declare say the institute no get authority to award NCE or university degrees. E also warn prospective students, parents and general public say make dem no apply for affected programmes, no accept admission offers and no make payments.
The press release wey Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations for the Federal Ministry of Education, sign talk say cancellation cover full-time, part-time and Distance Learning Studies. According to the ministry, the directive come after violations of Ministerial Operational Guidelines wey dem issue on September 12, 2025. Admissions into NCE programmes must follow Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board requirements and accreditation standards wey National Commission for Colleges of Education set, the ministry add.
Ministry also direct National Universities Commission to notify affected universities and make sure dem comply with the decision to end NTI degree-awarding arrangements. Folasade statement tok say all admissions into NTI NCE and degree programmes for 2026 academic session don cancel, and the Institute don receive order to discontinue all university affiliations and degree-awarding arrangements because e no get authorisation to award NCE and university degrees.
Government warn say no further admissions into affected programmes go dey allowed, and e urge public make dem no accept admission offers or make payments. But ministry talk say step go dey taken to protect students wey already enrolled for existing NCE Distance Learning programmes.
National Commission for Colleges of Education go conduct comprehensive accreditation of existing NCE II–IV Distance Learning programmes and study centres across Nigeria six geopolitical zones. Eligible students go fit complete their programmes, but this one depend on outcome of accreditation exercise and other regulatory requirements, according to ministry.
Ministry maintain say NTI statutory mandate remain teacher training, retraining, in-service development and continuous professional development. The institute also expected to provide pedagogical capacity-building and a three-to-six-month Special Abridged Programme for serving teachers wey get non-Education degrees so dem fit acquire professional competencies required for registration with Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria. Ministry say the intervention na to protect students and maintain academic standards.
