On Thursday, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced a ban on admissions for candidates under 18 into tertiary institutions in the country. Mamman announced during the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.
“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,” Mamman said. The minister said the Federal Government was considering the adoption of 18 years as the entry age for admission into universities and other tertiary institutions of learning. The University of Lagos had pegged admission age at 17 even before the latest ban by the Federal Government.
