Abstract
Isaac N. Obasi is associate professor in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Botswana, and a regular columnist on higher education for the Daily Champion newspaper, in Lagos, Nigeria. Email: zikobasi@yahoo.com and obasiin@mopipi.ub.bw. Olamide E. Adesina is Chief Academic Standards Officer and Acting Head, in the Division of Curriculum Development, National Universities Commission, in Abuja, Nigeria. E-mail: olamidesther@yahoo.com. Susan N. Obasi is a lecturer in the Department of Adult Education and Extra-Mural Studies, University of Nigeria, in Nsukka, Nigeria. E-mail: sueobasi@yahoo.com.
Highlights
Levels of International Providers The international providers in Nigeria can be classified into four levels
The second level consists of enterprises providing certificate and diploma-based programs, as well as lifelong-education information-technology (IT)-related courses, which are carried out electronically or by physical contact. This group operates outside the regulatory ambit of the national higher education licensing and quality-assurance agency. Some examples of these providers are the NCC Education Nigeria, which advertises itself as “bringing British Education” to its customers and runs diploma programs, leading to degrees of some United Kingdom-based universities; the International Baccalaureate Organization, in Geneva, which operates through the Lagosbased private school and offers a two-year diploma program; the Informatics Institute, which awards an international diploma in computing; and the APTECH Ltd. which prides itself as a Global Learning Solutions Company, is from India and is listed in its Stock Exchange
A typical example is the EduWorld International, which serves as a major recruitment agency for universities in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Summary
Levels of International Providers The international providers in Nigeria can be classified into four levels. Obasi is associate professor in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Botswana, and a regular columnist on higher education for the Daily Champion newspaper, in Lagos, Nigeria.
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