The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman says he intends to ensure the establishment of 18 years as the minimum age requirement for university entry.
Speaking shortly after overseeing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in Abuja, The minister expressed unhappiness with the age of some candidates who applied to write the examination, noting that they fall below the age of persons who ought to seek admission into universities.
Mamman reiterated that eighteen years remained the benchmark for admission into universities, and advised parents not to push their underage wards to higher education, especially university education.
He, however, applauded the conduct of the examination, describing it as peaceful just as he said irregularities visibly noticed in the past, had drastically reduced.
