In a bid to
curb the high rate of examination malpractices in the country, the House of
Representatives on Thursday passed a bill seeking to provide stiffer penalties
against examination malpractices.
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file photo of students writing exams
According to
reports, the lawmakers sought to amend the existing West African Examination
Council Act, 2004, to provide penalties of up to N200,000 against offenders.
House Majority leader, Mulikat Akande-Adeola, who led a debate on the
bill, stated that Sections 20/21 of the Principal Act would be amended to
increase the current fine of N2,000 to N200,000.
Akande-Adeola said: “Because of the high incidences of examination
malpractices, Council thought it fit to amend the whole of Section 19 of the
Principal Act, providing the offences constituting such malpractices to
include illegal possession of examination papers.
“Having fore-knowledge of the contents of an examination paper or makes
use of an examination paper or the content of it in any manner whatsoever
without lawful authority.”
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