The Federal Government has cancelled all admissions into the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) National Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes for the 2026 academic session over alleged regulatory violations.
The Federal Ministry of Education also directed the Kaduna-based institution to discontinue all university affiliations and degree-awarding arrangements, insisting that it lacked the authority to award NCE and university degrees.
The decision was announced in a statement on Saturday by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, who warned prospective students, parents and the general public against seeking admission into the affected programmes.
The ministry said the cancellation followed violations of the Ministerial Operational Guidelines issued on September 12, 2025, stressing that NCE admissions must comply with the requirements of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and accreditation standards of the National Commission for Colleges of Education.
It warned that no further admissions into the affected programmes, whether full-time, part-time or through Distance Learning Studies, would be permitted. Members of the public were also cautioned against accepting admission offers or making payments.
However, the government assured students already enrolled in existing programmes, particularly those in NCE II–IV Distance Learning Studies, that measures would be taken to protect their academic interests.
According to the ministry, the National Commission for Colleges of Education will conduct a comprehensive accreditation of existing programmes and study centres across the six geopolitical zones to determine which students would be eligible to complete their studies.
The ministry further directed the National Universities Commission to notify affected universities and ensure compliance with the order discontinuing NTI’s degree-awarding arrangements.
It clarified that the institute’s statutory responsibilities remain focused on teacher training, retraining, in-service development and continuous professional development.
The government said the intervention was aimed at protecting students, maintaining academic standards and preventing prospective applicants from enrolling in unapproved academic programmes.
