The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued strict regulations to discourage examination malpractices.
This was contained in a communique titled, “MINISTERIAL DIRECTIVE REGARDING THE MENACE OF ‘MIRACLE CENTRES’ IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL” and signed by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin on Tuesday.
The communique read:
“JAMB hereby updates its regulations with the following ministerial directives:
“In accordance with sectlons 5(1) (c) (Iv) and 6 of the JAMB Act, the Hon. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has directed that:
“Any school/CBT centre involved In examination malpractice and/or acting as a miracle centre should be derecognised for a number of years. The duration will be determined by the examination body;
“ln any school/CBT derecognised by any examination body, other sister examination bodies should follow suit and derecognise the same school/CBT centre for the same number of years to run concurrently. This will send a very strong signal to operators of these miracle centres;
“Student(s) Involved In examination malpractice should be barred from sitting for any external examinations in Nigeria such as those conducted by WAEC, NECO, NABTEB, etc, for three years using the instrumentality of NIN. Such a stringent measure will serve as a deterrent to other students and parents.
“This directive Is also In accordance with Section 16(2) of the Examination Malpractices Act, which states: ‘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’.
“This is for the Information of the general public particularly candidates and their parents”.
