Ndife, 33, who is a former Kampala University political science undergraduate student, accuses the University of fraud and professional negligence after the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) canceled his degree because it was not accredited.
Nigerian seeks sh500m in compensation from Kampala University
A Nigerian national identified as Augustine Ndife has asked the High Court in Kampala to compel Kampala University to pay him sh500m in damages, accusing the University of breach of contract.
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The cancellation followed an investigation conducted by NCHE that found out that Ndife had not done a bridging course accredited by the Council as regulation 9 (d) of the Statutory Instrument No. 34 2008 stipulates.
The regulation, which is contained in the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions Act, requires that students who have done their secondary school education outside Uganda have to undertake a bridging course accredited by NCHE to ensure that their academic standards are at the same level with Uganda’s education system.
The suit filed by Ndife’s lawyers at the High Court alleges that the University failed in its duty to professionally guide him about his statutory obligations as a foreign student, which resulted in his degree being cancelled by NCHE.
Ndife, a resident of Yola City in Northwestern Nigeria, came to Uganda in 2017 after being admitted at Kampala University’s faculty of arts and social sciences, where he studied political science – a three-year academic programme.
In its defence, the University rejected all the accusations saying they lack merit and should therefore be dismissed by the High Court.
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