Tag: School enrolment

Education Minister bows to pressure, accepts 16yrs as admission age for 2024

Aminu Imam
Minister Mamman

Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has waved the 18 years benchmark for admission into tertiary institutions. At an on-going policy meeting organised by the Joint Admission Matriculations Board (JAMB) in Abuja, Mamman had announced that only applicants who were 18 years and above were eligible for admission. The Ministers declaration was however met with instant resistance from the packed hall of stakeholders representing tertiary institutions nationwide, forcing him to pause his address. The session turned rowdy, with the Minister asking, Are we together? only to be met with a…

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Senate proposes fine, jail term for parents who fail to enroll their children in school

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Senate has commenced the processing of passing a Bill that recommends a fine or imprisonment for parents and guardians who default in enrolling their wards for primary and junior secondary school education. The Senate also recommended free meals for every child in the country. The Bill, presented by Senator Orji Kalu and titled: Compulsory Free Universal Basic Education Act 2004, Section 2, outlines that each government in Nigeria is obligated to offer free, mandatory, and universal basic education to all children of primary and junior secondary school age.…

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