The Academy Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)on Monday backed the Federal Government’s decision regarding setting the minimum age for university admission at 18 years.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated on Monday that the Federal Government is contemplating setting 18 years as the minimum age requirement for enrollment in universities and other tertiary educational institutions.
The minister suggested that some of the challenges faced in higher educational institutions could be attributed to underage students.
Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, expressed approval of the Federal Government’s proposition, considering it a positive step.
He said, “We are in full support. It is the right thing. What the minister said is the correct thing,”
“The issue of age benchmark is not a new thing. It’s just that regulators have not been doing their work.
“In those days, you could not go to primary school if you were not six years old. Then you spend six years and finish at age 12; and then by the time you get to secondary school you spend six years and then you graduate by 18,”
