The Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education has announced plans to initiate an amendment to the Act establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to formally peg the minimum age for sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at 16 years and above.
Why the Senate Committee Proposed the Age Limit
- Speaking during an oversight monitoring visit to JAMB headquarters, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, stated that the committee identified two major areas in the JAMB Act requiring legislative amendment to help the examination body function more effectively.
- Currently, the JAMB Act does not stop under-16 candidates from registering for the UTME, even though several universities enforce a 16-year minimum age for 100-Level matriculation.
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