Nigerian Govt Cancels All 2026 NTI, NCE Degree Admissions
The ministry said NTI violated regulatory guidelines and warned applicants that no further admissions or payments will be accepted.
- On Saturday, the Federal Government cancelled all 2026 admissions into the National Teachers' Institute in Kaduna for National Certificate in Education and degree programmes, citing regulatory breaches.
- This decision followed violations of the Ministerial Operational Guidelines issued on September 12, 2025, as the Ministry emphasized that NTI was not authorized to award NCE or university degrees.
- Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations, directed the National Universities Commission to terminate all university affiliations and degree-awarding arrangements, warning the public against seeking admission or making payments.
- To protect currently enrolled students, the National Commission for Colleges of Education will conduct accreditation exercises for existing NCE Distance Learning programmes across the six geopolitical zones.
- Moving forward, NTI will focus on its statutory mandate, providing pedagogical capacity-building and a three-to-six-month Special Abridged Programme for serving teachers to acquire professional competencies for Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria registration.
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Nigerian govt cancels all 2026 NTI, NCE degree admissions
The Federal Government has cancelled all admissions into the National Teachers’ Institute, NTI, Kaduna, for its National Certificate in Education, NCE, and degree programmes for the 2026 academic session over alleged regulatory violations. The Ministry of Education announced the cancellation in a statement on Saturday, November 7, directing the institute to immediately discontinue all university […] Nigerian govt cancels all 2026 NTI, NCE degree…
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"The National Universities Commission (NUC) is also to notify affected universities and ensure compliance with the directive on NTI’s discontinued degree-awarding arrangements," the statement added.
Regulatory Breaches: FG Cancels All NTI 2026 Admissions
By Omoyeni Ojeifo Following breaches of admission, accreditation and university affiliation regulations, the Federal Ministry of Education has cancelled all admissions into the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, NCE and degree programmes for the 2026 academic session. The NTI is not authorised to award National Certificate in Education (NCE) or university degrees, the ministry clarified […]
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