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 weekly meeting that held in Abuja yesterday.
The new law states ………
“(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.”