Section 1: Educational correspondence colleges to be accredited

(1) If any person is desirous of enrolling not less than twenty citizens of Nigeria as students for any correspondence course run or to be run by any correspondence college of which he is or proposes to be the proprietor, then, where such course or part thereof is to be run by the correspondence college in Nigeria or, as the case may be, to be undertaken by such students while resident in Nigeria, the proprietor concerned shall, in addition to incorporating the enterprise under the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, apply to the Minister for accreditation of the correspondence college in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
[Cap. C20.]
(2)
Where, on the coming into operation of this Act, any correspondence college is carrying on business in Nigeria, the proprietor thereof may apply within three months thereafter to be accredited, but shall cease to carry on such business in Nigeria after the expiration of six months from the coming into operation of this Act, unless prior to the expiration of the said period, such correspondence college is accredited to continue its business in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(3) In the case of a correspondence college situated outside Nigeria, such correspondence college shall establish an agency office in Nigeria.
(4)
The Minister may appoint such number of specialist assessors as he may deem fit to carry out such preliminary inspection assessment and evaluation visits to any correspondence college or, in the case of a correspondence college situated outside Nigeria, any agency office for the purpose of accreditation under this section.
(5) A specialist assessor appointed under this section shall hold office on such terms and conditions as may be specified in his letter of appointment.