Exam malpractice has been a subject of concern in our schools from primary to tertiary institutions. In a stride to curb cheating in exam halls and produce studious students, the Federal government has approved a severe penalty for exam misconduct. Exam cheating will from now on attract a 5 year jail term or N200,000 fine or both.
The Minister of Education, Prof Ruqayyat Rufai, made the announcement yesterday in Abuja while briefing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.
The new law states that...
“(Any candidate caught cheating) shall not take or be allowed to take or continue the examination; in addition, he shall be prohibited from taking any examination held or conducted by or on behalf of the Council for a period of two years immediately following upon such contraventions. If a candidate aforesaid has already taken any papers at the examination, his result therefrom shall be cancelled. In addition, the candidate may be prosecuted and if found guilty, shall be liable on conviction to a fine of N200, 000 or imprisonment for a term of five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.”
And how many years for rape, bribery and corruption, looting of the public treasury, and murder? Please Nigeria stop this ridiculousness. Its a joke and no one is laughing.
ReplyDeleteMack T, its just pathetic. Bigger issues abound, even the root cause of cheating in exams.
ReplyDeleteSo true, lets deal with the root cause of exam malpractice. That aside, why does the Fed Govt. not address other issues like rape, murder, ritual killings, etc? Why should exam malpractice get 5 years when child molesters are walking about freely? Ritualists commit their crimes with impunity? There is something seriously wrong with this
Delete