The minister of Education, Prof Ruqayyat Rufai, announced yesterday that students caught from now on cheating during exams will face a five year jail term or N200,000 fine or both.
This decision was reached during the Federal Executive Council
meeting that held in Abuja yesterday. The new law states in part...
“(Any candidate
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
contraventions. If a candidate
has already taken
aforesaid
any papers at
examination, his
therefrom shall be cancelled. In addition, the candidate may be prosecuted and
guilty, shall be liable
conviction to a fine of N200, 000 or imprisonment for
term of five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.”
The Education Minister said the Ministry of Justice has been directed to take further necessary action on the subject. Students una dey hear? No more exam cheating...read your books!
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