Nigeria, March 12 -- The call followed the adoption of a report by the House Committee on Public Petitions during plenary on Wednesday, March 11.

Chairman of the committee, Laori Kwamoti, explained that the recommendations stemmed from a petition filed by Sovereignty Legal Practitioners on behalf of education stakeholders. The petition challenged the government's move to invalidate certificates from the two West African nations over alleged academic fraud.

The committee recommended a more targeted, case-by-case verification process to tackle proven instances of fraud rather than punishing all holders of foreign degrees. Lawmakers also urged the Federal Ministry of Education to collaborate with authorities in Benin and Togo to strengthe...