Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, the Vice Chancellor, Kwara State University, Malete, has called for stiffer penalties for plagiarism to encourage writers in the country.
Na’Allah, who told newsmen on Thursday in Ilorin that plagiarism, which had become a plague affecting publications, stressed the need to tackle it from the grassroots.
He said though, the university system had always been proactive in addressing the problem, dealing with it on the surface could not nip it in the bud.
“Plagiarism is a serious offence and those involved in it should be prosecuted.
“In the university system, we take away promotion or dismiss such people from the university system. Read more
