The FEC approved an amendment to WAEC act
on Wednesday.
Any student involved in examination malpractice
during the senior school certificate examination may
spend 5years in jail or pay a fine of N200,000, the
federal government said on Wednesday.
The federal government took the decision at the
weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the
Federation, FEC, after it approved an amendment to
the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Act.
While briefing journalists after the FEC meeting, the
Minister of Education, Ruqayyat Rufai, said the
approval is to give effect to the revised convention of
WAEC, 2003 in Nigeria.
The Education Minister had tabled a memo before
the Council seeking approval for the enactment of an
Act to amend the WAEC Act, CAP W4, Laws of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004 to give effect to the
revised convention of WAEC, 2003 in Nigeria.
The 2004 Act, which is to be amended, empowers the
examination body to take disciplinary action and
impose penalties against those involved in
examination malpractices.
Section 19(1) of the Act states that “such candidate
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 and
if a candidate aforesaid has already taken any papers
at the examination, his result there from shall be
cancelled.”
A candidate found guilty after prosecution is “liable
on conviction to a fine of N2,000 or imprisonment for
a term of five years or to both such fine and
imprisonment.”
Section 20 (2) reads: “the penalties contained in this
sub-section (a) may be imposed whether or not a
prosecution for an offence under section 20 or 21 of
this Act has been brought or is being conducted or
contemplated and (b) shall be in addition to such
other penalties as a court may impose upon
conviction for an offence under the aforesaid section
20 or 21.”
WAEC was established in 1952 following the
acceptance of the Jeffery Report by the then colonial
governments in Gold Coast (Ghana), Nigeria, Sierra
Leone, and the Gambia. Liberia later joined in 1974.
The FEC further directed the Ministry of Justice to
take further necessary action on the subject.

The 2004 Act, which is to be
amended, empowers the
examination body to take
disciplinary action and
impose penalties against those
involved in
examination malpractices.
Section 19(1) of the Act states
that “such candidate
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 and
if a candidate aforesaid has
already taken any papers
at the examination, his result
there from shall be
cancelled.”
A candidate found guilty after
prosecution is “liable
on conviction to a fine of
N2,000 or imprisonment for
a term of five years or to both
such fine and
imprisonment.”
Section 20 (2) reads: “the
penalties contained in this
sub-section (a) may be
imposed whether or not a
prosecution for an offence
under section 20 or 21 of
this Act has been brought or is
being conducted or
contemplated and (b) shall be
in addition to such
other penalties as a court may
impose upon
conviction for an offence
under the aforesaid section
20 or 21.”

on top say person carry expo?

What about the people carrying $billions?

Ain't bad

In a corrupt nation?

Using corruption to fight corruption, imagin

Tolexander: on top say person carry expo?

What about the people carrying $billions?

Ask dem.....

But why will the children of the rich make it in 1 sitting? Is it that they are academically sound than those of the poor. Until they is a level playing ground, that law remains a smokescreen.