Nigeria, May 20 -- The House of Representatives has approved a 10-year security protection plan for DAILY NIGERIAN investigative journalist, Umar Audu, following his groundbreaking expose on certificate racketeering involving degree mills in the Benin Republic.

Mr. Audu's undercover investigation revealed a thriving syndicate that facilitates the illegal sale of university degrees to Nigerians, many of which are subsequently validated by government agencies, including the Ministry of Education, without proper scrutiny.

In response to the revelations, the joint House Committees on University Education, Polytechnic Education, Interior, Foreign Affairs, and Youth Development launched a comprehensive probe into the scandal.

At the committe...