The federal government has issued new directives prohibiting candidates under the age of 18 from being admitted into tertiary institutions.
Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made this announcement during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory, on Monday, April 22.
“The minimum age of entry into the university is 18, but we have seen students who are 15 or 16 years old going in for the entrance examination,” Mamman stated.
He emphasized that the 18-year benchmark aligns with the 6-3-3-4 education system.
“Parents should be encouraged not to push their wards too much. Mostly, it is the pressure of parents that is causing this,” Mamman added.
“We are going to look at this development because the candidates are too young to understand what the whole university education is all about.”
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