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Home»Education»Breaking: Minister considers 16 years UTME candidates
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Breaking: Minister considers 16 years UTME candidates

EditorBy EditorJuly 18, 202401 Min Read
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The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has accepted 16 years as the official age for admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education in Nigeria.

Thus was just as additionally, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set admission cut-off marks at 140 for universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education

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However,this  decision comes after stakeholders’ deliberation to provide opportunities for students under the age of 18 in the 2024 UTME.
Making this known ,the  JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, announced these decisions at the 2024 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions in Abuja.

He then added  that no university, polytechnic, or college of education should admit candidates who do not meet the minimum cut-off requirements.

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