After critical and increased pressure, Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has removed the 18-year age requirement for admission into tertiary institutions.
At an ongoing policy meeting organised by the Joint Admission Matriculations Board (JAMB) in Abuja, Mamman had announced that only applicants who were 18 years and above were eligible for admission.
This had sparked a controversy as stakeholders across tertiary institutions in the country, kicked against what the minister said.
While reacting to the grumblings from the participants, he insisted that the law required that their children should be in school at 18 years, having attended six years in primary school, three years in Junior Secondary School and three years in senior secondary school.
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The Minister noted that the meeting was to ensure that the process of admission for 2024/2024 was fair
However, after much pressure, the minister later accepted the suggestions of the stakeholders that from 16 years and above should be eligible for this year’s admission while the law would apply from next year
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