FG Officially Pegs Admission Age Into Tertiary Institutions At 16<\/p>\n
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The Federal Government has officially pegged entry admission year into the nation\u2019s tertiary institutions at age 16.<\/p>\n
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made the disclosure today while declaring open the ongoing Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, in Abuja.<\/p>\n
“He stated that henceforth, any admission conducted outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) would be deemed illegal and the perpetrators prosecuted.<\/p>\n
The Minister warned that the heads of institutions found to be engaged in admission fraud would face prosecution, emphasizing that the official age of 16 set by the government is not negotiable.<\/p>\n
He highlighted that the decision aims at aligning students’ cognitive development with academic demands so as to ensure a balance between maturity and preparedness<\/p>\n
He added, however, that exceptionally gifted students who have advanced academically beyond their age group may be considered for admission, provided such cases are thoroughly documented and justified.<\/p>\n
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FG Officially Pegs Admission Age Into Tertiary Institutions At 16 The Federal Government has officially pegged entry admission year into the nation\u2019s tertiary institutions at age 16. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made the disclosure today while declaring open the ongoing Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, in Abuja. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":146948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[248,2,18,20],"tags":[1676,1674,1675,100],"class_list":{"0":"post-146947","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-education","8":"category-featured","9":"category-news","10":"category-the-nation","11":"tag-admission-age","12":"tag-caps","13":"tag-dr-tunji-alausa","14":"tag-fg"},"yoast_head":"\n