For the ultimate reason of restoring the pride of the Nigerian educational certificates and the protecting the image of any issuing institutions, it is inevitable and urgent to make laws to prosecute and jail culprits in order to deter others.
The unchecked appetite for certificates as a pre-condition for enjoying any opportunities is one of the causes. Over time, the nefarious acts have attained a dimension in which parties such as teachers, school heads, parents, staff of examining bodies and examination candidates now exchange money for certificates.
It is recommended that stringent penalties like the forfeiture of due (to-be-enjoyed) benefits and restitution of the enjoyed benefits associated with the opportunities that any illegal certificates is used to acquire. All individual persons involved should be jailed accordingly and erring institutions thoroughly sanctioned.
