The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has directed vice-chancellors, provosts and rectors of tertiary institutions nationwide to admit candidates aged 15, who will reach 16 years old by August 31 2025, which was disclosed in a statement issued by the Board.
It reads as follows, “Recall that the issue of the minimum age for admission in the nation’s tertiary institutions was deliberated and decided at the 2024 Policy Meeting to be 16 years old for the 2024/25 academic session. Subsequently, the cut-off date was put on the 31st of December 2024.
“The board has taken cognizance that, due to different reasons, some institutions expect the 2024/2025 admission to run through July 2025.
“Without compromising the standard or infringing on the individual institution’s admission policy, the board has now decided to allow any willing institution to admit candidates who will be 16 years old by the 31st of August 2025, so long as the standards set by the institution qualify such candidate but couldn’t be admitted only because of age.
“This is so long as the standards set by the institution qualify such candidates but couldn’t be admitted only because of age.
“You are requested to harvest from your CAPS and send the list of candidates who would be 16 years of age between 1st of January and 31st of August 2025 who are eligible for admission (if any), not later than a week from the date on this letter to enable final decision.
“This effort is to ensure equity because those whose 2024 admission would last till August 2025 would not be unduly favoured.”