JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Sets Minimum Admission Age For Tertiary Institutions At 16

The federal government has officially put the entry admission age into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions at age 16.

This came as the government warned that any admission conducted outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) would be illegal and perpetrators be prosecuted.

Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa said this on Tuesday while declaring open the ongoing Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in Abuja.

The Minister warned that any head of institution found to be engaged in admission fraud would face prosecution.

Alausa declared that the official age of 16 set by the government is not negotiable.

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