PARENTS’ BODY URGES WAEC, NECO TO STOP REGISTRATION OF UNDERAGE CANDIDATES

The National Parent- Teacher Association of Nigeria (NPTAN) has expressed support for the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman’s recent pronouncement to peg the tertiary education admission age limit in Nigeria to 18 years instead of the current 16 years. The national president of NPTAN, Alhaji Haruna Danjuma, expressed his backing on this on Wednesday…

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LAUTECH INTRODUCES MASS COMMUNICATION, FIVE OTHER DEGREE PROGRAMMES

The acting Vice Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Prof Razaq Kalilu, has announced the introduction of an additional six new degree programmes for the institution. Kalilu made this known while addressing the congregation at the grand finale of the 16th convocation ceremony of the university, held inside the Great Hall…

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AGE BENCHMARK: ONLY 20% OF 2024 UTME CANDIDATES WILL GET ADMISSION INTO TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS -FG

The Federal Government has revealed that only 20 per cent of the candidates sitting the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) might be offered admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country.The government is also contemplating a review of the current age requirement for entry into tertiary institutions in the country, which…

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ASUU BACKS FG ON 18 years UNIVERSITY ADMISSION AGE

The ASUU supports the Federal Government’s decision regarding setting the minimum age for university admission at 18 years. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated on Monday that the Federal Government is contemplating setting 18 years as the minimum age requirement for enrollment in universities and other tertiary educational institutions. The minister suggested that…

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