Minister of education Prof. Tahir Mamman on Thursday announced that candidates under age 18 will not be granted admission into tertiary institutions from the 2024/2025 session.
The minister stated this at the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
“JAMB is hereby notified that there is now a ban on underaged students, those under the age of 18 into our tertiary institutions from this 2024 admissions,” he said.
Following his pronouncement, the crowd of education stakeholders yelled “no”.
However, Mamman said the decision is already a “policy” the Federal Government has adopted.
He noted that aggrieved parties can approach the National Assembly to amend the policy.
Among the stakeholders present at the meeting are heads of regulatory agencies such as the National University Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and the National Council for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
Others are heads of tertiary institutions in the country and delegates from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
