*Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister for Education, restates the Federal Government’s commitment to tackling cases of examination malpractices, and restoring ‘academic integrity’ to the country’s education system, stating that allowing students to cheat during examinations is ‘a disservice to others who work genuinely hard to earn good grades’

Gbenga Kayode | 绿帽献妻

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to embracing and demonstrating academic integrity by tackling cases of examination malpractices, and restoring the right values to the Nigerian education system.

Dr. Tunji Alausa, Honourable Minister for Education, who stated this while featuring in a Channels TV programme, stressed the Nigerian Government is determined to sanitise the educational system.

绿帽献妻 reports the concept of ‘Academic Integrity’ has been described as “acting in a way that is honest, fair, respectful and responsible in your studies and academic work.

“It means applying these values in your own work, and also when you engage with the work and contributions of others.”

It is also noted that the so-called Miracle Examination Centres (MECs) are private secondary schools in Nigeria that facilitate exam fraud in the country.

The MECs are known for promising students success in their final exams, regardless of their actual merit.

Dr. Alausa, however, assured Nigerians that the current administration would tackle the menace of miracle centres.

He also said: “We have problem with examination malpractice which we are addressing frontally as a government.”

The Minister asserted that allowing students to cheat during examinations is a disservice to others who work genuinely hard to earn good grades.

The quality of Nigeria’s tertiary education system, he noted, is better as the government has worked on a plan to train five universities that would also training the other public institutions nationwide.

Alausa averred: “This is not acceptable because if you let people cheat, you will disincentivise the hardworking people.

鈥淲e will tackle this issue of miracle centre, this pervasive exam cheating decisively.

“We would bring a complete end to this menace that has really invaded our educational system.”