….Says Comments on Students Age Limit Are Personal Opinions
By Editor
The Senate has assured Nigerians that the 16-year age requirement for applicants seeking admissions to tertiary institutions in the country has not been changed.
The red chamber insisted that the comments about increasing the age limit to 18 years were personal opinions.
The upper chamber clarified that any downward or upward review of the age limit could only be done by legislation that followed due process.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Adeyemi Adaramodu, gave the explanation in an interview with journalists yesterday.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, had last week disclosed that the federal government planned to review and peg the minimum entry age into tertiary institutions in the country at 18 years.
