The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has stated that candidates caught engaging in examination malpractices will barred for three years.
This will be in addition to publishing the candidates names and sending them to other examination bodies.
JAMB stated that the policy is in line with the Federal Government’s commitments to enforcing punishments for examination centres and students involved in malpractices to bar candidates for three years, deregister centres found guilty .
This is as the Board stated that it has updated it’s regulations to include sanctions for such practices.
This was contained in a statement by the Board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin in Abuja.
He stated that the Board will henceforth deregister centres involved in malpractices for unspecified numbers of years.
This, Benjamin stated is coming on the heels of directives by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa.
Recall that the Nigerian government has expressed commitment to enforcing punishments for examination centres and students involved in malpractice as contained in the Examination Malpractice Act of 1999.
This was contained in a statement by ministry’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo.
He stated that the Ministry of Education expressed concern over persistent issues of examination malpractice in the education system.
“This unethical practice continues to erode the integrity of academic credentials. And poses a significant threat to Nigeria’s human capital development,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has updated its regulations to include sanctions for such practices.
In a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB said the board will henceforth deregister centres involved in malpractice for an unspecified number of years.
It said the duration would be determined by the board.
JAMB noted that the Minister directed all examination bodies in the country to deregister any centre found guilty of examination malpractice by any of the bodies.
The Board added that candidates involved in examination malpractice would be barred for three years. They would not be able to sit for any examinations in Nigeria conducted by the West African Examination Council (WAEC), the National Examination Council (NECO) and the National Board for Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB).
“This will send a very strong signal to operators of these miracle centres,” it said.
JAMB noted that directives are in accordance with Section 16(2) of the Examination Malpractices Act.
The section reads: “An examination body may, in the exercise of its powers under this section, circulate the name of an offending candidate, supervisor, invigilator, official, school, or examination centre to other examination bodies, which may impose similar punishment.