The Federal Government of Nigeria has finally endorsed 16 years as the minimum age for admission of fresh students into universities and other tertiary institutions.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who made this known today, July 7, at the opening of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Policy Meeting in Abuja, said that the new age requirement is mandatory and non-negotiable.
According to the minister, heads of institutions found complicit in admission fraud will face strict legal consequences.
He stressed that any admission conducted outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) would be deemed illegal, adding that institutions and individuals involved in such practices would also be prosecuted.
