chiefolododo:
you can do further readings and mind development,critical thinking and all that

Cambridge A level is also an option

Yes.

But what about the youths of today?

Exactly, That ain't progressive policy at all. That's like killing the talents of our youngsters. Do they mean that if I have a genius child and already done with the syllabus of secondary school before attaining 14 Yrs of age and even passed WAEC with tip grades. I should just keep him in the house or push him to go learn handwork. Anyway, thank God for online universities abroad and even in Nigeria. The only wahala would be NYSC but who cares about NYSC! If you have the money please send your child or children to school abroad. These dirty politicians are really bent in killing any hope left in Nigerians.....The stupid people could as well raise the cut off marks for admission into Universities, stop the quota nonsense and raise the pass mark to make students work harder while at the same time allowing Genius child to have their way.

Sirheny007:
That's not being progressive at all..

This is bad policy. Their children are in Europe and America. Instead of increading the age they should raise the cut.of to 280 or 300.

I got admission into the Uni at 15, thank God Nigeria was ruled by brainiacs not like this local people who struggled for years to gain admission.
I believe this is just borne out of envy, there is no reason for this edict

Beremx:
Primary 6 should also be made compulsory. Every child should get admitted into secondary school at age 11yrs

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Supported

Vision101:

University education is for matured minds. It's not all about passing exams and making good grades. Can they apply it? We have problems in the unis because kids are allowed to take adult decisions. The UK education is world class because "A" levels is a requirement for admission to undergrad program. Very few get their "A" levels at 16.

No we have problems in the unis cos Nigerian parents no longer buy their children books to read in primary school.
They no longer have libraries in their homes with books in various disciplines and subjects.

I read things fall apart while still in primary school my father kept all his old books, novels, literature, magazines etc on some big shelves.

That made me sharp and smart and more intelligent than my peers.


That's why we have so many graduates who cannot speak good English these days.

Beremx:
Primary 6 should also be made compulsory. Every child should get admitted into secondary school at age 11yrs

Apt. You need to see the 16 year olds in 100 level in universities. They are the ones that party, club, fight, living couple lives. I remember when 4 boys were killed in port Harcourt some years back over false accusation of robbery. The boys were 17 and below. The 20+ students are calmer. Live quietly in their apartments. From lectures to their side hustles. Pay off lecturers and students for assignments and tests. You rarely notice them. They mind their business

fergie001:
The annual policy meeting is held to authorise the commencement of admission into tertiary institutions in the country and adopt certain admission benchmarks.

The meeting is chaired by the Education Minister, Professor Tahir Mamman



Deborah Tolu-Kolawole



JAMB had in 2017 introduced the Central Admissions Processing System where all tertiary institutions upload the admission status of candidates offered admission in the institutions.

CAPS has centralised and automated admission processes between candidates and their chosen tertiary institutions.

This makes no sense… when other worlds are producing PhD graduates at early 20s…

Tightpussy2024:

Apt. You need to see the 16 year olds in 100 level in universities. They are the ones that party, club, fight, living couple lives. I remember when 4 boys were killed in port Harcourt some years back over false accusation of robbery. The boys were 17 and below. The 20+ students are calmer. Live quietly in their apartments. From lectures to their side hustles. Pay off lecturers and students for assignments and tests. You rarely notice them. They mind their business

So you support this madness. ?

So make people turn oldie before they finish school and do PhD. Do you know some people are already in PhD as early as 21?

Metrofox:


Aboki and backwardness cannot be separated. Tell them that they can't marry an under 18 now and they start foaming at the mouth like rabid pedophiles

This is applicable if they can guarantee that there won't be any ASUU strike of any sort

fergie001:
The annual policy meeting is held to authorise the commencement of admission into tertiary institutions in the country and adopt certain admission benchmarks.

The meeting is chaired by the Education Minister, Professor Tahir Mamman




Is it not in this same country that people in the North can use 50 as score yobgain admission into a federal colleges while in the South you're required to score 200 and above and it's this same people from the Northern region wants to govern those with higher score.






Deborah Tolu-Kolawole



JAMB had in 2017 introduced the Central Admissions Processing System where all tertiary institutions upload the admission status of candidates offered admission in the institutions.

CAPS has centralised and automated admission processes between candidates and their chosen tertiary institutions.

What would you expect from someone from the Northern region!!??

Procashtips:


Read to comprehend please.

You are not making sense oga.

This fake moniker is very fresh. Just 2 weeks old.

Who knows the older moniker we will have known him by!

One of the ways you can quickly identify an APC Ur...n is how quickly they support ANY and every policy by anybody in APalC govt.

Never do they have anything negative to say about any APC policy.

To make matters worse, they are so daft that they will defend a bad policy then when the policy is reversed after an outcry - they will still come online and defend the reversal.

Zombies have transferred from UK and US to Nigeria.

Chaii

CyrusVI:
Some People will rush here to talk about Lamine Yamal but are quik to forget that his was an exceptional case

Generally, how many footballers have the privilege to rep their Senior team in any Major comp at 18, even Messi wasnt called up till 2006 and he wasnt under-18 then

Good Call by Jamb

abobote:
They better change that stupid law before my kids grow

A wise parent will not call this law stupid. Why not enrol ur child to learn a trade/skill. Some thing u carefully observe he or she has passion for and can add value to lives and earn money. By the time he or she goes to the University at 18, they are already ahead of their contemporaries. You may even realize they are already making their own money. At 22,23 or 24 depending on their course of study, they are done; NYSC 25. They will rather be proud of u than they rush to the University at 14, graduate at 18; NYSC 19. Goes to the labour market, find a job to manage for like 10yrs or so. Now they are 29. Finally gets a job -Federal government, to be paid 127k; wow!!! permanent and pensionable. Work for 31 yrs and retired to a life of pension.
Pls plan a better future for ur kids than what you think you have now.

blowjohn:
I finished secondary school school at 16.
My brain still hot and sharp.

So what will a human being be doing between that she and 18?

Do they understand the theory of use and disuse?

Do they know that we are still a drug epidemic?

That youths can become lazy as quick as a fox?


Ah!

Then the problem should be from who rushed you to finish at 16. Adulthood nd it's responsibility in Nigeria constitution starts at 18 yrs. You'll need to attend such age to be qualified as adult with independent mind. Higher institutions are meant for adults.

This whole rush has messed the education system so bad. Underage children been exposed to vices of peer pressure. Cultism on the high. All the know is to join anything or be influenced to anything just to blend.majority of them forgets their purpose of being in the university. They make so many mistakes and are naive. So many regrets they couldn't have if they were exposed or know more to stand on their personal principle before getting into higher school


Education can't be rushed, age plays a whole lots In maturity and its all a process.

Married adults, old singles and old adults attends same learning environment. Take a look at post graduate students and how old the often are.it's all about the process one at a time .no rush.


It's called personal development and not affected by age. People of 50 yr 48yrs are doing second to other degrees, their head or brain didn't block after long yrs of first degree. All that they're more exposed and matured to accomodate more wisdom nd knowledge as they mature up. The same second degrees would have been heavy on them and their brains if they had embarked on it or rushed it after first degrees.

Brain development works with age

BigDawsNet:
I think it’s okay

If you graduate from high school at 16

Then the next 3years should be for learning skills or digital skills before your age finally qualify you to seek admission

As a Computer scientist if I was introduced to digital Skills at my early age… by now me and Mark Zuckerberg would hav been working closely together..


Don’t let ur kids make same mistake

your own post is countering itself and if you are truly educated and the intelligence you would have noticed it without me pointing it out to you..

digital skills and other skills are also learned in primary and secondary school and if you don't know that then you attended a below par primary and secondary school...

Beremx:
that's how it should be. Back in those days, 18yrs was the right age. You leave secondary school at 17yrs, primary school at 11yrs and nursery school at 6yrs

Those days are not these days. A 16 year old is knowledgeable enough to start higher institution.

Okoroawusa:

Those days are not these days. A 16 year old is knowledgeable enough to start higher institution.

so those days we weren't knowledgeable abi? Lol okay o!

CyrusVI:
Some People will rush here to talk about Lamine Yamal but are quik to forget that his was an exceptional case

Generally, how many footballers have the privilege to rep their Senior team in any Major comp at 18, even Messi wasnt called up till 2006 and he wasnt under-18 then

Good Call by Jamb

Good call you said. In that case, age restrictions for entry level by banks and private employers should be outlawed or even criminalized.

At 18, some courses require 5 academic calendar years before graduation. The mandatory NYSC will require another year, not to talk about the incessant strike by both academic and non-academic staff.

Upon graduation, employers will now be looking for someone at the age of 22 with 5 years on the job experience. So, how is that a good call?

blowjohn:


Yes.

But what about the youths of today?

they should do the same

U manage to enter school at age 18 that's if you lucky to pass jamb and waec on time, then you enter the school, ASUU strike will delay you and waste your time before you will now go for NYSC
Tufiakwa naija like going backwards honestly.

At least 16 years of age is the minimum nothing less. So that by 20 you are out already.

codemaniacs:


your own post is countering itself and if you are truly educated and the intelligence you would have noticed it without me pointing it out to you..

digital skills and other skills are also learned in primary and secondary school and if you don't know that then you attended a below par primary and secondary school...

Sorry bro… I wasn’t countering myself and I’m equally not a Gen Z… I was in early school over 3 decades ago and we don’t have resources for deep skill learning, even my little siblings that left high school over 13years ago wasn’t introduced to any serious basic skills….

I can confidently tell you I attended one of the top10 most expensive high school in Lagos at the time…

Maybe the new age school have Skills program for students? I don’t know!

I’m just saying based on my own experience

HBB1:



You are not making sense oga.

Okay move along.

chiefolododo:
they should do the same

Ah they won't na

BigDawsNet:


Sorry bro… I wasn’t countering myself and I’m equally not a Gen Z… I was in early school over 3 decades ago and we don’t have resources for deep skill learning, even my little siblings that left high school over 13years ago wasn’t introduced to any serious basic skills….

I can confidently tell you I attended one of the top10 most expensive high school in Lagos at the time…

Maybe the new age school have Skills program for students? I don’t know!

I’m just saying based on my own experience

schools had computer classes in the 90s and if you truly attended one of the top10 most expensive high school in Lagos then your school should have had a computer lab so again your posts are countering what you claim and you still don't have the intelligence to see it...

please return your certificate...

it seems the only thing they taught you is how to read and write english nothing more

Beremx:
that's how it should be. Back in those days, 18yrs was the right age. You leave secondary school at 17yrs, primary school at 11yrs and nursery school at 6yrs

Aunty, we are not in those days

See what you get when your government is manned by people with expired brains? 😞😡💔💔