The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced that universities and tertiary institutions in Nigeria can admit candidates who turn 16 by August 31, 2025.
This is for the 2024/2025 academic session, provided they meet the institution’s requirements.
This update follows earlier deliberations where the minimum admission age was set at 16 for the session, with a previous cut-off date of December 31, 2024.
“This effort is to ensure equity because those whose 2024 admission would last till August 2025 would not be unduly favoured. Any institution that insists on its 16 years being within the year 2024 is completely free to do so,” a statement from the board read.
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