The Head of the Nigerian Ministry of Education, Prof Ruqayyat Rufai, has announced that henceforth, students caught cheating during examinations 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 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.”
The Education Minister said the Ministry of Justice has been directed to take further action on the subject.
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