Jamb 18 years benchmark for admission, what's your take?

[Marvelockg]

Jamb is set to fully follow up on the 18-year minimum range before one can be considered for admission into the tertiary institution effective from this current set.

We know of recent, a lot of underage student are now the majority of those in the higher institutions with most of them in there 16 to 21years who most times aren't emotionally strong enough to copping with what's optiable in the tertiary institution but then, some others do well while they are still young and haven't started facing lot's of distractions and responsibilities that can potentially affect There studies.

Telling a young teenager that has finsih his secondary school at 16 to wait for a period of two years before applying for jamb could go a long way to draining the student nature in the child and some might end up being discouraged before the set time.

What's your view regarding this? Should age be the primary factor that determines if a child is matured enough to start his undergraduate journey?

[Charles-Tim]

They want the 16 and 17 years brilliant students to stay at home until 18 or to seek for admission in other countries. They just like to frustrate everyone in Nigeria. I was 2 years older than my best female course mate friend while we were in university, she got admission when she was 17 but she was brilliant than me despite that I was brilliant. She was 16 when she passed UTME.

That is not all, I have someone that passed WAEC and UTME three years ago, but she was not given admission. She scored 249 last year but the school she applied to did not give her admission. They said 250 is the cut-off Mark for the course she wants to go for. This was similar to how she lost the admission the last time. Although, lucky she went for another course in another school.

To enter university is wahala. If you get to the university, they will use strikes to delay you. You may even experience 3 or 6 months strike. You will graduate and be unemployed or underemployed. I do not know people that can be stupid to make this stupid laws as if they do not have children or grandchildren.

They should continue to frustrate Nigerians with their foolish laws.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

This is extremely ridiculous but just that citizens has no power over this happening and most of the laws or policy but what is painful over all this policy is that only the poor masses suffer it most why the middle class and the rich enjoy scale through using their normal of settlement.

When you check through the employment age if many companies today they don't hire age that is above 27 years even the 27 self you must have gathered all levels of experience in the area to be hired, if they are making laws or policy that one must be 18years before seeking admission have they all consider the nation of our school where one will go for course of 4years but spent 6years because of strike action is age a yardstick for intelligent, the problem is that we have kakistocracy in place if democracy because most laws show that the people have nothing to offer and the served as the least among the best in the society but occupied the seat they are in.

[Amphenomenon]

We know of recent, a lot of underage student are now the majority of those in the higher institutions with most of them in there 16 to 21years who most times aren't emotionally strong enough to copping with what's optiable in the tertiary institution but then, some others do well while they are still young and haven't started facing lot's of distractions and responsibilities that can potentially affect There studies.

I will say this is completely wrong with the current state of the country, it's even more difficult for the older ones since parents/guardians can actually see them as someone that can cope because of their age whereas they are suffering in school. Also what economical hardship as a 16-21 years old student has not seen even when living with parents though cost of living in school is more difficult but what kind of hardships have we all no to endured because of bad leadership.

To be frank this shows how derailing their thinking, like common what century is this, aside this we ought to be moving forward and not backward. In other countries an 18 year is already a bsc degree holder and now they want to turn such to a jambite.

These people seize to stop from amazing us with their foolish acts and laws. I wondef if they would support this if their children actually schooled in Nigeria

To enter university is wahala. If you get to the university, they will use strikes to delay you. You may even experience 3 or 6 months strike. You will graduate and be unemployed or underemployed. I do not know people that can be stupid to make this stupid laws as if they do not have children or grandchildren.

They should continue to frustrate Nigerians with their foolish laws.

Actually the strike is not even the worst but the fact that some of this public universities are disappointing in how examinations are being carried out and also how results are being processed, how the lecturals acts and others.
This actually discourage the students more, one put effort to get good results but the school doesn't make it easy by giving a deserving result

[7juju]

Jamb is set to fully follow up on the 18-year minimum range before one can be considered for admission into the tertiary institution effective from this current set.

We know of recent, a lot of underage student are now the majority of those in the higher institutions with most of them in there 16 to 21years who most times aren't emotionally strong enough to copping with what's optiable in the tertiary institution but then, some others do well while they are still young and haven't started facing lot's of distractions and responsibilities that can potentially affect There studies.

Telling a young teenager that has finsih his secondary school at 16 to wait for a period of two years before applying for jamb could go a long way to draining the student nature in the child and some might end up being discouraged before the set time.

What's your view regarding this? Should age be the primary factor that determines if a child is matured enough to start his undergraduate journey?

Me I like this move honestly speaking, I don't know where exactly they are rushing to. Parents these days are rushing their children through school at a very young age, making it possible for universities to produce graduates who are not mentally and emotionally strong. That's why you see young adults who are yet to know their left from their right. If people are matured enough before going to the university, some kind of reckless lifestyles we see in the society today won't be there. That's why we still have children graduates who still run back home to depend on their parents after graduation from the Universities. People who are not emotionally strong enough to be on their own. I like the move by Jamb to make University education from 18 years and above.

[Charles-Tim]

We first saw this news yesterday:

[BREAKING]UTME 2024: 8,401 candidates score above 300

Thinking many JAMB (UTME) candidates make it up to 200 of the 400 total score, but this is what we later saw on the news about the students that sat for the exam:

2024 UTME: 77% of 1.8M candidates score less than 200

They are making the exam hard and they want the brilliant students to stay at home until they are 18. This is uncalled for.

Me I like this move honestly speaking, I don't know where exactly they are rushing to. Parents these days are rushing their children through school at a very young age

Rushing? When they are passing their exams and moving forward. Is that rushing? Unlike old days that adults can even be seen primary and secondary schools.

making it possible for universities to produce graduates who are not mentally and emotionally strong.

Mentally and emotionally strong is not by age. Before they are graduates, they are already over 20 years old. Let me tell you the truth, they are better than many people above their age that has not entered university, that is because they are more exposed. You will see adults and above 18 in school and will be doing Yahoo Yahoo. I am not saying those underage can not do it too but your comment is not valid.

That's why you see young adults who are yet to know their left from their right.

You will see 18 years and above 18 years people that will not know the right from the left while older man or woman will not know the right from left or not better than them.

That's why we still have children graduates who still run back home to depend on their parents after graduation from the Universities.

You will see older people that will still depend on his parents. You can see under 18 years that entered school and graduated and become richer than his parent early. To become rich and mature is not only by age.

[Agbamoni]

They want the 16 and 17 years brilliant students to stay at home until 18 or to seek for admission in other countries. They just like to frustrate everyone in Nigeria. I was 2 years older than my best female course mate friend while we were in university, she got admission when she was 17 but she was brilliant than me despite that I was brilliant. She was 16 when she passed UTME.

That is not all, I have someone that passed WAEC and UTME three years ago, but she was not given admission. She scored 249 last year but the school she applied to did not give her admission. They said 250 is the cut-off Mark for the course she wants to go for. This was similar to how she lost the admission the last time. Although, lucky she went for another course in another school.

To enter university is wahala. If you get to the university, they will use strikes to delay you. You may even experience 3 or 6 months strike. You will graduate and be unemployed or underemployed. I do not know people that can be stupid to make this stupid laws as if they do not have children or grandchildren.

They should continue to frustrate Nigerians with their foolish laws.

I don't think that is what the government intend to do here. Every day we talk bad about the government how their rules and regulations have affected the masses negatively. but i see positive reasons in this one. The reason is because it's not just about gaining admission in the school. Most students who are below 18 years don't know how to make good decisions in the school by so doing they are easily manipulated or convinced into some certain actions that has destroyed their life entirely. 

It is generally accepted that 18+ is the years that one can be fully independent and take responsibility of their actions and that is why the government has chosen to put the minimum year to 18 years. When i was in school i see how these young ones are being bullied, tortured and being forced into doing things they were not brought up with. During our jeans carnival a boy was convinced to ride on a car when he wasn't sure of his capacity, of course he was drunk and his willingness to do so was because of the toxic influence of the alcohol. He crashed with the car and died.

Indeed, the government has done well and i must say i am in full support.

[Charles-Tim]

Indeed, the government has done well and i must say i am in full support.

I have friends that got to universities at under 18 and they are all graduates now. Two were close to me. Both got admission when they were 17. The way they speak is not different from mine that is 2 years older. The girl I referred to on my first post was an encouragement for me. She is now in US doing PhD under scholarship.

Even if only 18 years will be allowed to enter into university, there will still be bad news in school. If need be, I can post some death and bad news that happened to above 18 students. But just that their age are not mention in some news but you can notice it from the level they are at times.

[Rruchi man]

What's your view regarding this? Should age be the primary factor that determines if a child is matured enough to start his undergraduate journey?

There are indeed many young people in the university who should not be in the university yet especially in the federal and state schools because of how emotionally unintelligent and immature they may be, which makes them easily more influenceable than the older people who have a mind of their own already before going to school. I am okay with the government through JAMB deciding an age qualification for getting into the University.

If you are wondering what a 16 year old secondary school graduate should be doing while awaiting qualification to get into school, they can be engaged in learning a skill that has good potential to make them financially independent when they get into school.

Knowing a skill before entering the university has its merits.

[Marvelockg]

If you are wondering what a 16 year old secondary school graduate should be doing while awaiting qualification to get into school, they can be engaged in learning a skill that has good potential to make them financially independent when they get into school.

Knowing a skill before entering the university has its merits.

but you know that combining academics and work could be a serious distraction that has hindered so many persons from concentrating fully in there studies?

I know getting the right skill before starting an undergraduate journey is very good most expecially for people that don't have a strong sponsor but from what I have seen, most guys that are skilled at a particular thing end up focusing more on those skills at the detriment of the courses they are supposed to be studying in school making some of them to just use the money they get from the side hustle in sorting there courses while they chase after the money.

I believe that there is time for everything and the way the brain is structured, it's best that if you're following up on a journey that demands intellectual inputs, you just follow it up to the latter without halting for a year or two. You can always learn your skills after you're done with school and that way, even if you're learning your skills and still looking for money, it won't be a serious problem since you've already set out the right foundation on ground.

[Marykeller]

I don't know what else to say about our country again, rather than watch them display their manner of ridiculous implementation of the law.

How will a country like Nigeria in this modern age, make a law that will discourage the young citizens of the country not preparing and taking hold of their education at an early stage. I don't know what our government sees in ''their citizens entering university at 16". Is this our major problem at hand? I see this move by our government as a wrong move cos em get other implementations of law wey d supposed to look at, than this.

Other countries believe in catching their citizens young when their mind is not corrupted to pursue other things in life, but ours don't want the same. Maybe they see a bad step for a student to start university at the age of 16 and finish at 20.

It's so terrible for our government to give this kind law wey be sae our educational sector has reduced academically. the last jamb score was nothing to write home about (too bad)

[Belarge]

What's your view regarding this? Should age be the primary factor that determines if a child is matured enough to start his undergraduate journey?

The country alone is problem not to talk about the students that's finding life difficult and sorting means to comprehend the challenges they face at early stage. Everyone understands how it works when it comes to examination, students are the current cause of their failure because the vast number have become recalcitrant when it comes to reading for the purpose to pass their examination, they now take things for granted. JAMB should imposed some strict laws because the current situation of student sitting up for examination and failing is out of the picture.

[teamsherry]

Jamb is set to fully follow up on the 18-year minimum range before one can be considered for admission into the tertiary institution effective from this current set.

We know of recent, a lot of underage student are now the majority of those in the higher institutions with most of them in there 16 to 21years who most times aren't emotionally strong enough to copping with what's optiable in the tertiary institution but then, some others do well while they are still young and haven't started facing lot's of distractions and responsibilities that can potentially affect There studies.

Telling a young teenager that has finsih his secondary school at 16 to wait for a period of two years before applying for jamb could go a long way to draining the student nature in the child and some might end up being discouraged before the set time.

What's your view regarding this? Should age be the primary factor that determines if a child is matured enough to start his undergraduate journey?

This is just bullshit to me, what are their plans if not to frustrate young people that have gotten admission, normally I  am more provoked by this news cause my younger sis that is just 15 scored high in jamb this year and I am already congratulating her for the win, this is just rubbish to me, i wonder how this is a renovation of any kind or they would just wake up one morning and say whatever they feel like whej there are rela matter that need attention to than this, I bet they would still be another ASU strike this year and which is more important to fix.

[Ever-young]

Jamb is set to fully follow up on the 18-year minimum range before one can be considered for admission into the tertiary institution effective from this current set.

We know of recent, a lot of underage student are now the majority of those in the higher institutions with most of them in there 16 to 21years who most times aren't emotionally strong enough to copping with what's optiable in the tertiary institution but then, some others do well while they are still young and haven't started facing lot's of distractions and responsibilities that can potentially affect There studies.

Telling a young teenager that has finsih his secondary school at 16 to wait for a period of two years before applying for jamb could go a long way to draining the student nature in the child and some might end up being discouraged before the set time.

What's your view regarding this? Should age be the primary factor that determines if a child is matured enough to start his undergraduate journey?

Wetin u talk na actually true but for this our country, a lot of underage won enter school, no be say e bad o because for oyibo side, dem don dey give their children the best education wey dem go need and make dem dey useful through am but u see for this our country so, dem won go school o but no mean say dey won go learn, some won just go school to get corrupt like joining cult, etc. while some won enter school just to answer say dey don enter school wey dem no even get brain for school self, n some wey supposed learn handwork self go dey want to enter school. So for me I really agree with the new idea wey dey bring about the age wey supposed enter university, at least e go help them in so many ways, like be fully prepare, knowing what it takes in being a student.

[Mr.suevie]

Jamb is set to fully follow up on the 18-year minimum range before one can be considered for admission into the tertiary institution effective from this current set.

We know of recent, a lot of underage student are now the majority of those in the higher institutions with most of them in there 16 to 21years who most times aren't emotionally strong enough to copping with what's optiable in the tertiary institution but then, some others do well while they are still young and haven't started facing lot's of distractions and responsibilities that can potentially affect There studies.

Telling a young teenager that has finsih his secondary school at 16 to wait for a period of two years before applying for jamb could go a long way to draining the student nature in the child and some might end up being discouraged before the set time.

What's your view regarding this? Should age be the primary factor that determines if a child is matured enough to start his undergraduate journey?

Wetin u talk na actually true but for this our country, a lot of underage won enter school, no be say e bad o because for oyibo side, dem don dey give their children the best education wey dem go need and make dem dey useful through am but u see for this our country so, dem won go school o but no mean say dey won go learn, some won just go school to get corrupt like joining cult, etc. while some won enter school just to answer say dey don enter school wey dem no even get brain for school self, n some wey supposed learn handwork self go dey want to enter school. So for me I really agree with the new idea wey dey bring about the age wey supposed enter university, at least e go help them in so many ways, like be fully prepare, knowing what it takes in being a student.

The truth be say the matter get both positive and negative impact, alone they say age is just a number but because there are some under age person that are fucking brilliant but that doesn't mean aslo that there mind no dey mature enough because I believe the university is one of the most influential place as you don already talk but still on a positive note early entry with the correct motives to learn can help the person get ready for the real life after school with age on his side to also do other things when done from school.

[Asiska02]

What's your view regarding this? Should age be the primary factor that determines if a child is matured enough to start his undergraduate journey?

My take on that is that the children brain are more active when they’re in their early age in life and they accumulate much and get to understand and grasp things faster at that age. With the Nigeria system and how work is very scarce and benchmark of age for work, many more unemployed youths should be expected to roam in the street. With the ASUU and all other strike that are faced in school. When you start your undergraduate journey at the age of 18, you’re more likely to finish at 25 years together with service and all this strike which is inevitable. Most of the works always require under 25 years to get employed, so I don’t think this is a nice idea , they should look into it again.

[Salahmu]

Jamb is set to fully follow up on the 18-year minimum range before one can be considered for admission into the tertiary institution effective from this current set.

Is very sad because that's not the kind of development we need in this country and if they feel is the best way to balance our educational sector they are actually getting it wrong because with this act they will be seriously depriving so many youth their right to advance their studies while their brain is still hot, besides considering the rate at which most children are growing you will understand that age is just a number because their are some children that would tell you their age you became surprised with how far he/she has grown.

For me 15yrs should have just be okay instead of 18, perhaps is another method for the government to regulate the number of people that would be graduating every year forgetting the fact that their action could affect them because if they implement the new rule so many parents will send their children abroad for schooling.

[Hewlet]

What's your view regarding this? Should age be the primary factor that determines if a child is matured enough to start his undergraduate journey?

age na just mere number when no really determine if a person de matured or not and as long as the child don pass WAEC and JAMB, e mean say that kind person de matured enough to start university. The thing about human be say we sabi adapt to situations, if you look at outside of this country for instance, from 18 years upward, most of them fit comfortably bring in woman to thier parents as thier girl friends and there parents no go make big deal out of it but you know say because we no de used to that kind thing e no really de work for here. I know so many people when be say them start university when them de 16 to 17 years and ended up coming out with first class because them just take am like there normal secondary school and carry that mentality of carrying first in class along with them and that one come follow help them.

The issue we need know as e take concern telling a young teenager to stay at home because e never reach 18 years be say, the way a 16 years old child de behave in terms of maturity level no de any different from how an 18 year child de behave and no be like say na work them wan go do for school, na learn them wan learn and we all know say as responsibility never de come at that age na the best time to follow akada well be that.

Wetin the federal government suppose de look into na to make the learning environment comfortable for students and ensure that learning facilities are in place and if such things are all fixed, there wouldn't be any serious consideration for age differences.

[jay_cash]

This is just not right. I must say that it's the underage who scored more better in jamb this year, education have nothing tmo do with age. They are just dragging us back to the old era when they asked us to perform certain task before being offered admission to primary schools 

[Perfectbaby]

Like seriously I don't know how our leaders behave most at times because this is getting out of hand, why would they want someone whose brain is set to push further to wait for additional more years if they are under 16 years, meaning 2 years is wasted at home? Besides have they considered how jamb were keeping people at home for not gaining admission into their preferred institution, 10 years ago lot of people didn't gain admission due how jamb were frustrating some of them got themselves into skills since jamb doesn't help them in any way or the other, it was of recently the numbers of graduates increase and I am also living witnessed that someone who finishes their secondary at a very young age has not gain admission till date and that person has removed their heart from school and started doing any other job.

If I where to in charge of admission or whatever, I will eliminate jamb/NYSC process lot of people has lose their lives due to this two programs at the cause of them trying to visit their respective center and some of them got accident and died just like, some of those people who goes for NYSC ended being killed and modered by either gun men or Bokoharam, some of this people has refused to go some certain state for their services, while some do change of locations and the rest.

Just imagine as a parent you trained your children from nursery to university level reaching NYSC you lost your daughter or Son, this is the most painful thing to experience as parents so, to me I would encourage our Government to adapt to foreign way of academic to enable our people save their lives. Imagine when someone will finished secondary school at age 15 and they asked him to wait till 18 years then what would he be doing at home?