FG Moves to Tackle Exam Malpractice: Offenders to Face Multi-Exam Ban
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| Tahir Alausa |
In a bold move to combat rising cases of examination malpractice, the Federal Government has directed that any student found guilty of cheating during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) should be barred from participating in future national exams, including the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Education Minister Tahir Alausa issued this directive in an official communication to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and other relevant examination bodies. He stressed that such a tough stance would act as a deterrent to both students and their parents.
The directive follows JAMB’s disclosure that its 2025 UTME exercise uncovered widespread cheating, leading to the cancellation of results and arrests across the country. Over 3,000 candidates have been identified as participants or beneficiaries of organized malpractice, with investigations still ongoing.
JAMB confirmed that any candidate proven to have been involved in fraud—regardless of whether their result has been released—will have their result withdrawn.
In addition to student penalties, the minister also ordered that any school or CBT centre linked to malpractice or tagged as a "miracle centre" be blacklisted for a number of years to be determined by examination bodies. He further instructed that once one exam body sanctions a centre, all others should follow suit, enforcing a unified punishment to send a strong message.
This aligns with Section 16(2) of the Examination Malpractices Act, which empowers exam bodies to share the identities of candidates, officials, or centres involved in misconduct and apply consistent sanctions across the board.
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