WAEC Malpractice to Attract 5yr Imprisonment – Minister

The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, has disclosed that the federal government, after the weekly Federal Executive Council on Wednesday meeting has approved, “the enactment of an Act to amend the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Act, CAP W4, Laws of the Federation 2004 to give effect to the revised convention of WAEC, 2003 in Nigeria.” She said, the new act will let WAEC punish examination malpractice offenders with a five-year jail term, or a fine of N200,000, or both. The act also states that offenders will not be allowed to take the exams for two years after the offence.