BREAKING: No More University Admission For Candidates Under 18 Years In Nigeria [DETAILS]

BREAKING: No More University Admission For Candidates Under 18 Years In Nigeria [DETAILS]—–The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has declared that candidates below the age of eighteen would no longer be granted admission to tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

 

The Minister stated this while speaking on Thursday at the 2024 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting.

 

It instructed the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to ensure that only students above 18 are henceforth admitted into tertiary institutions.

 

Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the ongoing policy meeting.

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.

According to Prof Mamman, underaged students are responsible for some of the problems in higher institutions.

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