Any West African Examination Council (WAEC) candidate caughtindulging in examinations malpractices in any part of the country risks a minimum of five years imprisonment and N200, 000 fine.
This is because the Federal Executive Councilhas approved thememo from the Ministry of Education seeking to amend the WAEC Act 2004 in line with the 2003 convention in Ghana.
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting on Wednesday, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’I, said the proposal for the amendment would be forwarded to the National Assembly towards domesticating the convention in Nigeria.
The minister, who attended the briefing alongside the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu and Minister of Environment, Hadiza Mailafia, said the new penalties also involved barring offenders from taking the examination in future.
She said: “With this amendment, any person that may be caught in one of those acts will now be fined in the sum of N200, 000 or he may be imprisoned for five years or both depending on the establishment of that offence.”.

Gregdcutie: Any West African Examination Council (WAEC) candidate caughtindulging in examinations malpractices in any part of the country risks a minimum of five years imprisonment and N200, 000 fine.
This is because the Federal Executive Councilhas approved thememo from the Ministry of Education seeking to amend the WAEC Act 2004 in line with the 2003 convention in Ghana.
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting on Wednesday, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’I, said the proposal for the amendment would be forwarded to the National Assembly towards domesticating the convention in Nigeria.
The minister, who attended the briefing alongside the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu and Minister of Environment, Hadiza Mailafia, said the new penalties also involved barring offenders from taking the examination in future.
She said: “With this amendment, any person that may be caught in one of those acts will now be fined in the sum of N200, 000 or he may be imprisoned for five years or both depending on the establishment of that offence.”

una don hear. No more runs again for waec na read and pass

10 yrs 4 JAMB and 1million fine. LWKMD

Nigerian youths don suffer.. We
re the most neglected (ASUU
strike) most abused. I think the
same jail terms should be given
to election riggers, corrupt Gov't
officials. Nonsense!!

yunglykmine: Nigerian youths don suffer.. We
re the most neglected (ASUU
strike) most abused. I think the
same jail terms should be given
to election riggers, corrupt Gov't
officials. Nonsense!!

i agree

smh... there would still be cheating 5yrs/10yrs jail term na story... it's because the educational system is a big failure that's why cheating would always persist.

Afrobasic: smh... there would still be cheating 5yrs/10yrs jail term na story... it's because the educational system is a big failure that's why cheating would always persist.

For me i feel the need to impress exam bodies is our problem. Much i know about exams then was that, it usually was set as an average standard for every1 buh now exams are set for only those that are exceptionally brilliant and the need to pass..students must pass now