FULOKOJA Exam Misconduct List and Penalties for 2025

 

FULOKOJA Exam Misconduct List and Penalties for 2025



Federal University Lokoja reminds students that second semester exams begin 1 September 2025. The school has listed offences considered misconduct and their penalties, ranging from rustication to expulsion. All candidates are urged to read carefully and follow the rules.



Federal University Lokoja has dropped a big reminder. The second semester exams are set to begin on Monday, 1 September 2025. With that comes a stern warning: play by the rules or face the music. Nobody wants their years of study cut short by a careless mistake, yet every session someone tries it.

Offences and their penalties

The school has laid it all out, no sugar-coating. If you break the rules, the punishment is already waiting. Some are heavy, others lighter, but none are pleasant. Here’s the breakdown:


Disrespecting or insulting an invigilator – rustication for 2 semesters
Entering with textbooks, notes, or cheat papers – expulsion
Asking or giving oral assistance inside the hall – rustication for 2 semesters
Impersonation, writing for another candidate – expulsion
Caught with answer booklet that already has writing – expulsion
Caught with answer booklet blank but unauthorised – rustication for 2 semesters
Threatening or assaulting an exam officer – expulsion
Colluding with staff or other students to aid misconduct – expulsion
Skipping exams without clearance or failing attendance requirement – marked as failed
Copying or swapping answer sheets – expulsion
Lecturer providing answers during exam – expulsion (lecturer also faces staff disciplinary action)
Removing answer scripts illegally – disqualified from the exam and rustication for 2 semesters
Bringing in bags, manuals, atlases, cheat notes, or lab specimens – expulsion
Checking cheat notes outside during the exam – expulsion
Physical assault on invigilators inside or outside hall – expulsion
Use of phones, calculators, smart devices, Bluetooth gadgets – expulsion
Destroying evidence of malpractice – expulsion
Staff accountability too

This warning is not just for students. Any staff member caught helping candidates cheat, extorting money, or demanding favours in exchange for grades will face the Staff Disciplinary Committee. The rules cut both ways.
Other reminders for smooth examsComputer-Based Exams (CBE) must be taken with calmness and order, ICT Centre rules apply.
Every student must sign in at the start and sign out at submission.
Before stepping inside, you must present:Printed exam card with photo
University ID card
Evidence of payment of approved fees