FG bans admissions for under 18 into tertiary institutions, unveils new curriculum for secondary schools
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced a ban on admissions for candidates under the age of 18 into tertiary institutions in the country while a new curriculum would be introduced for secondary schools nationwide by September 2024.
Minister of education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced these on Thursday during the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
“JAMB is hereby notified that there is now a ban on underaged students, those under the age of 18 into our tertiary institutions from the 2024 admissions,” Mamman said.
The minister, said the Federal Government was considering the adoption of 18 years as the entry age for admission into universities and other tertiary institutions of learning.
On new curriculum, Mamman said “We are working hard to ensure that a new curriculum is introduced for secondary schools by September,” noting that the exercise has been on for the past year and a stakeholders meeting will be held on August 6,2024.
“It is our plan that by September, this programme will be implemented in all schools, public and private,” the minister said.
Recently, the National Senior Secondary School Education Commission decried the deplorable state of senior secondary schools in the country and called for collaboration to overcome some of the challenges bedevilling the secondary level of education in the country.
The commission listed some of the challenges confronting the sector, including infrastructural deficit, unqualified teachers, obsolete curriculum, and deplorable libraries and laboratories.
