By John Obi
The Federal Government has announced a new minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions in the country.
The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman made this known during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,UTME in Bwari, Abuja on Monday.
The Minister said that “the minimum age of entry into the university is 18” in line with the 6-3-3-4 system of education but that children between 15-16 are seen participating in the exam,a trend which he attributed to pressure of parents.
Tahir said that ” parents should be encouraged not to push their wards too much. Mostly,it is the pressure of parents that is causing this.
” We are going to look at this development because the candidates are too young to understand what the whole university education is all about ” The Minister said
He also disclosed that for those who cannot gain admission into tertiary institutions, the government would impact them through skills.
