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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2004   RAMADAN 16, 1425 A.H.           Exam fraud: Nigeria loses N50bn in 10 yrs Nigeria has lost some N50 billion to examination malpractice in the last 10 years, according to the Exam Ethics Project (EEP). The EEP Chairman, Mr Ike Onyechere, disclosed this in Jalingo on Wednesday in an address he sent to a workshop on examination ethics for school principals and other stakeholders in Jalingo. He said the loss was incurred due to the cancellation of results by examination bodies such as WAEC, NECO, JAMB, NTI and NABTEB. According to him, within the period, WAEC alone cancelled 798,500 results for the May/June examinations, translating to financial and economic waste of about N16 billion. He further explained: �When principals charge N15,000 instead of N2,650 to register students for WAEC and NECO examinations, they commit financial and economic crimes. �When examination fraud syndicates masquerading as study centres and private schools charge between N25,000 and N50,000 per candidate for special examination fraud centres, they commit a financial crime.� He said the EEP, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the ICPC and the Code of Conduct Bureau had agreed that examination fraud fell within the ambit of financial and economic crime and that culprits should be reported to the EFCC. Onyechere pointed out that such crimes had led to mediocrity in positions of power and authority, bringing with it a culture of professionals and leaders without integrity and an incompetent labour force. He urged principals of post-primary schools to live up to their responsibility so as to restore the moral and ethical integrity of education. The Taraba Commissioner for Education, Mr. Andrew Samari, said the level of examination malpractice in the country was regrettable. He urged principals and examination officers in schools to sit up and face the challenge.     SITE TOOLS Print This Page   EMAIL THIS PAGE Friend's Name: Friend's  Email: Your Name: Your Email:           � Triumph Publishing Company Limited 2004

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