AN APPRAISAL OF THE ROLE OF LAW IN COMBATING EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE A CASE STUDY OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA

📄 Project Abstract

This dissertation entitled"An Appraisal of the Role of law in Combating Examination Malpractice: A case Study of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria"is aimed at examining the existing legal regime governing examination malpractice in Nigeria in particular relation to the study of the rules in operation in Ahmadu Bello University. The sources of information relied upon for this research are based on statutes, judicial authorities, articles in journal publications, conference papers, internet and relevant text material on the subject matter. However, the statement of problem justifying this research is that, most often students challenge the disciplinary powers of institutions of learning in examination malpractice cases on grounds of lackof fair hearing thereby creating doubts in the minds of the public as to the effective application of the existing law. In other words, to the public, it seems as if there is no specific law on the subject matter, hence the reason for the challenge posited b...