The National Service Authority (NSA) has halted the deployment of graduates from 13 tertiary institutions after a verification exercise found that the institutions do not currently hold accredited status. The National Service Authority has halted the deployment of graduates from 13 tertiary institutions after GTEC reportedly confirmed that they do not currently hold accredited status. The NSA sought accreditation confirmation from GTEC after the affected institutions submitted their graduates’ names for national service placement. The verification became necessary after the affected institutions submitted lists of graduating students for placement under the national service programme. College of Tropical AgricultureThe decision affects prospective National Service Personnel whose details had already been submitted by the institutions for deployment.