Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has urged federal and state governments to devise innovative and creative solutions to unrest in tertiary institutions.
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As a result of the incessant plagiarism and other copyright abuses in Nigerian tertiary institutions, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has pledged institutional support for the newly launched anti-plagiarism software.
Director-General of NCC, Mr. John Asein, made the pledge in a statement made available to Vanguard in Abuja, on Saturday.
The NCC’s pledge follows the presentation of the Eaglescan Plagiarism Detection Software by the Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU).
According to the statement, the Eaglescan Plagiarism Detection Software is a cross-platform application built on enterprise Java, having robust big-data and search engines with the capacity for data search and analytics.
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Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) decried the high level of plagiarism in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, saying this is a form of corruption and stealing of intellectual property of others that must be stopped.
He spoke in Abuja at a public presentation and launching of EagleScan, a homegrown Plagiarism Detection Software, developed by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVC).
Osinbajo who was represented by the Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), said the plagiarism detection software being launched was in line with the zero-tolerance for all forms of corruption by the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration.