BREAKING: Tinubu’s Govt Reverses 18-year Admission Benchmark in Tertiary Institutions
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has made a new pronouncement concerning the 18-year age limit for university admission
- The new minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the reversal of the 18-year admission benchmark
- Legit.ng recalls that former minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, directed JAMB to admit only 18-year-old candidates into tertiary institutions across the country
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide
FCT, Abuja - The new minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has reversed the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Alausa hinted at the possibility of reviewing Nigeria’s education policy after assuming office on Monday, November 4.
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According to Vanguard, he stated this in his inaugural ministerial press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, November 5.
He, however, said there be no reversal on the federal government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree certificates obtained in some “fake” universities in neighbouring Togo and Benin Republic.
Legit.ng recalls that the then Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, ordered the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to admit only 18-year-old candidates into tertiary institutions.
Mamman gave the directive at the 2024 Policy Meeting on Admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
He claimed that enrolment of underage candidates is inflicting serious damage on the university and the education system.
He said the 18-year admission benchmark in tertiary institutions would apply from next year.
Immediately after Mamman made the pronouncement, all the people in the hall started protesting and shouting, “No, no, no“
University admission: Shehu Sani faults FG's benchmark age
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Shehu Sani made known his opinion on the federal government's plan to fix 18 years as the fixed age for entry into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
The former Kaduna senator on Tuesday, April 23, opined that the initiative will work against youths in the country.
Sani added that the plan will frustrate and waste the lives of a lot of Nigerians who are intellectually active at young ages.
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