Thursday, July 18, 2024
The Federal Government has pegged the age for admission into tertiary institutions at 18.
Stakeholders and attendees at the ongoing policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, are protesting as the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, declaration.
The minister instructed the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to ensure that only students above 18 are henceforth admitted into tertiary institutions.
The Minister’s pronouncement was greeted with jeers as heads of institutions, registrars, admission officers of tertiary institutions and other stakeholders at the meeting opposed the decision.
The policy meeting, which has heads of tertiary institutions in the country, and other stakeholders, sets the tone for admissions into tertiary institutions in the country.
Prof Mamman, said underaged students are responsible for some of the problems in higher institutions hence the need for the age limit.
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