{"id":331658,"date":"2024-07-19T16:03:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T15:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=331658"},"modified":"2024-07-19T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T15:03:36","slug":"new-age-limit-some-universities-were-admitting-10-year-olds-jamb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/07\/19\/new-age-limit-some-universities-were-admitting-10-year-olds-jamb\/","title":{"rendered":"New age limit: Some universities were admitting 10-year-olds \u2013 JAMB"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Oloyede, during JAMB\u2019s policy meeting in Abuja, stated on why it became imperative to have a minimum age for admissions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has revealed that some tertiary institutions in Nigeria were illegally admitting minors and teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>JAMB registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, who made the revelation, disclosed that some of the illegally admitted candidates are as young as 10 and 12.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry of education earlier pegged the minimum age for university, polytechnic, and college of education admissions at 18.<\/p>\n<p>But after widespread criticism of the policy by relevant stakeholders and members of the public, the ministry backtracked and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/07\/18\/update-fg-makes-u-turn-on-minimum-age-for-tertiary-institution-admission\/\">pegged the age at 16.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Oloyede, during JAMB\u2019s policy meeting in Abuja, stated why it became imperative to have a minimum age for admissions.<\/p>\n<p>He said some universities had admitted candidates as young as 12 and 10 outside JAMB\u2019s central admission processing system (CAPS).<\/p>\n<p>Oloyede recounted the case of a Nigerian institution he did not name and a postgraduate applicant who was looking to study in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>He said the student, documented to have enrolled in the university at 12 to graduate at 15, was discovered after they attempted to pursue a postgraduate degree in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Oloyede said the European Union, whose scholarship grant the student attempted to apply for, had contacted the board to verify the student\u2019s credentials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe candidate applied for a postgraduate scholarship under Erasmus Mundus. The body found it strange that the candidate\u2019s date of birth was 2007,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy her passport, she started studying at a university in Nigeria when she was 12 and graduated at 15. The selection committee contacted Nigeria to confirm whether the candidate studied at a university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EU asked if it was possible to graduate candidates at such a young age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oloyede said such cases could have negative affect on the perception of the larger pool of degrees awarded by Nigerian tertiary institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the next two to three years, the EU could tighten its requirements and all graduates of Nigerian universities would suffer it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found that [JAMB] never admitted the candidate because she was underage. The university admitted and registered the candidate. I couldn\u2019t respond to the EU because I was embarrassed. I didn\u2019t know what to write.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIgnorantly, the vice-chancellor confirmed that the student attended the school but that they weren\u2019t the VC at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the policy meeting, Oloyede said JAMB was alarmed at the participation of a large number of underage candidates in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe enrolment of underage candidates is inflicting serious damage on the university and the education system,\u201d he added<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oloyede, during JAMB\u2019s policy meeting in Abuja, stated on why it became imperative to have a minimum age for admissions. The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has revealed that some tertiary institutions in Nigeria were illegally admitting minors and teenagers. 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