Candidates who cheat during examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, now risk a five-year jail term under an amendment to the 2004 WAEC Act being proposed by Federal Government.
Under the proposed amendment, examination malpractice will fetch five-year jail term for offenders or the option of N200,000 fine or both.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyat Rufai, announced
