The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has declared on Thursday that candidates under the age of 18 will no longer be eligible for admission into tertiary institutions across the country.
This announcement came during the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Mamman specified that starting from the 2024 admissions, a ban is in place for underaged students, defined as those below 18 years old.
“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.
He also indicated that the Federal Government is contemplating setting 18 years as the minimum age requirement for entry into universities and other tertiary educational institutions.