LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Senate Committee on tertiary institution and TETFund has backed the Federal Government’s plan on the proposed 18years entry age into tertiary institutions.
The panel headed by Sen. Muntari Dandutse, was joined by members of the House of Representatives Committee on Education to cross observe the examination as part of their oversight function.
Sen. Dandutse, announced this during the monitoring of the ongoing UTME yesterday in Abuja.
Addressing reporters after the monitoring, two members of the senate committee Muntari Dandutse and Sunday Karimi, said the Red Chamber said the Red Chamber had nothing against the entry age the education minister announced on Monday.
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Karimi added that there is a law that back the peculiar age said by the Minister.
By restricting admission of pupils at 12 years old before secondary, the government would ensure that they possess the cognitive and emotional readiness needed to navigate the challenges of secondary education effectively.
He said: “By the time a student who enters secondary school at the age of 12 years completes his secondary school programme, he is already at the age of 18, as stipulated.
“The law was already on the ground backing that. However, if there is a need for any amendment to make it stronger, we are ready to do that.”
The lawmaker hailed JAMB for providing the enabling atmosphere for candidates to write a seamless examination.