Federal Government Enforces Credential Verification for All Staff Under New Education Repository Policy

The Federal Government has announced a nationwide enforcement of the National Policy for the Nigerian Education Repository and Databank (NERD) concerning academic credential verification.

This enforcement is scheduled to commence on October 6th, two thousand and twenty-five.

According to a circular issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, in Abuja, all Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and higher institutions in Nigeria must implement a structured verification process for the academic credentials of all current and prospective staff.

This process is to be conducted through the National Credential Verification Service (NCVS) under the NERD programme.