Participants at the stakeholders policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, have protested the 18 year minimum requirement for candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the country.
Daily Intel Newspaper gathered that some stakeholders at the meeting had kicked against the policy immediately it was announced by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman.
The minister it was learnt declared that only candidates who have attained the age of 18 would henceforth be given admission into tertiary institutions in the country.
Mamman, who was restating his earlier position stated that candidates below 18 were responsible for crises in the nation’s universities, but was welcomed with open protests immediately it was announcement at the event held in the Body of Benchers’ auditorium in Abuja.
The protesting attendees could be hard shouting, “No, no, no.”
Despite the protest, the minister did not back down from his decision, as he explained that the decision was already a federal government policy.
According to him, the action was aimed at addressing some of the major problems facing tertiary institutions, especially universities.
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