The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has rolled out stringent procedures for screening of exceptional Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, candidates, who are still under the age of 16 years for admission into Nigerian universities in the 2025/2026 academic session.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who rolled out the measures during a virtual meeting with vice chancellors and heads of admissions on Wednesday in Abuja, said the Board would no longer tolerate the “academic abuse” of pushing psychologically and emotionally unprepared children into the rigours of university life.
The move follows a government policy, which pegged the official minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions at 16 years, with exceptions for high performing candidates under 16.