The Federal Government has proposed the establishment of a National Examination Malpractice Court/Tribunal to ensure prompt prosecution of examination infractions and deter academic fraud in Nigeria.

Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, made this announcement in Abuja while receiving a committee report on improving examination quality. The minister affirmed that all 12 recommendations from the committee would be implemented to combat examination malpractice.

"Let me assure all the committee members that you have done so much work here, and all the recommendations you have given us as a government, we will implement every single one of them," Alausa stated.

The 17-member committee, headed by Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was inaugurated in January and submitted its interim report after five months of extensive work.

Key Recommendations

Among the committee's recommendations is the proposal for the Federal Ministry of Education to work with the National Assembly to enact legislation establishing the specialized tribunal for examination malpractice cases.

Other significant recommendations include:

- Inclusion of National Identification Number (NIN), photographs, and date of birth on all certificates, registration, and result slips to prevent identity theft and impersonation

- Mandatory NIN registration for all examination officials, including examiners, supervisors, and invigilators

- Implementation of a supervisor swapping system beginning with the 2025 private SSCE examinations

- Prioritizing public officials and teachers on pensionable appointments as invigilators and supervisors

- Enforcement of standard examination hall requirements, including specific seating arrangements of 1.5m by 1.2m, or 1.8 square meters per candidate

The minister emphasized that all recommendations are practical and implementable, with some to be executed immediately. "All the 12 recommendations that you reeled out, everyone will agree with me today that none of them will be impossible to implement. They are all practicable things. Those that will be implemented now, we will do that right away," he said.

The initiative comes as part of broader efforts to improve the integrity of Nigeria's examination system, which has faced persistent challenges with malpractice and fraud in recent years.