How that one taken concern Senator pikin

Stup1d people. Is that our economic issue that dey need to be concerned about?

16 years them take dey enter now we cos our education system Don dey whacked since monopoly of waec was disrupted by neco. Waec come drop standards in d 1990s the no born person well to make waec once.

I enter sch at age of 22

So is the Senate now disenfranchising education. Is that what developed nations do? This is not part of the SDGs which Nigeria is a signatory to. Education must be inclusive, no matter the age

Sigh... Why should there even be an age limit?!!

Is that supposed to be an issue or a priority?!!

Why can't there be an age limit for marrying ladies off?!!


Sometimes, I wonder if Nigerian leaders travel out of this nation, or if they just deliberately choose to be archaic with regards to leadership decisions.

Wisdomkosi:


Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/senate-insists-on-16-years-as-requirement-for-tertiary-institution-admission-in-nigeria/

Ot should be minimum of 17 years.

Then 16 years if the person is identified as a genius, with an innovative idea

Lavor234:
So is the Senate Noel disenfranchising education. Is that what developed nations do? This is not part of the SDGs which Nigeria is a signatory to. Education must be inclusive, no matter the age

That does not mean 10 year olds are college graduates. They have to be exceptional.

In Nigeria, an average student of 14 years can be made to pass WAEC and gain admission through malpractices

Everyone has the right to education, no matter the age, sex and gender

They should increase it to 21 years, I want to check something

Until our institutions can be insulated against strike action, this discussion is unnecessary.

You can’t peg an age for university admission when the course duration itself has not been pegged!

Why is Nigeria contradicting itself

TriCee:
I think it's better. Parent's now jump even primary 5 and 6 to go register their kids for waec and jamb.

Allow children to experience normal growth.

Be calming down, this is over exaggeration biko

Akwamkpuruamu:
So who we go believe between Minister of Education and Senate...

Who be Minister?
Na name of a place?

MEEVEET:
I finished secondary school at 15 and was considered too old at home ( I moved primary school a few times costing me 2 years)

Most of my relations finished at 13 or 14

There are people abroad who graduate from University at 13,14 15 ... Yes university

Some people get PhD at 19

Putting a cap to this age of admission is wrong for a nation that wants to advance

Giving a child of 19 a PhD degree makes no sense. Those people went to school to acquire book knowledge without deep reasoning.

If you doubt me, go back and read the things you were taught when you were in primary school. The way you understand them now can never be the same as the way you understood it then.

People's brains and ability to deeply understand the world and the things around them improve as they get older. Age comes with experiences which allow an adult understand the world better than a child.

hellunfats:
I was 15 when I got in

You looked 30 then

Supported

Aboki so many educated illiterates, a whole education minister doesn't know law has to pass through senate

I guess they have to be busy to make it look like they are working

Aliyu333:
University in Nigeria is a whole different world, expecially the Federal Schools.. A child shouldn't just be educationally sound to be thrown into its realm. Some degree of emotional, street smart, psychlogical and independence is important and then the student can further build on all these aspects as they go on to build intelligence as well.

While 16yrs does not guarantee anyone will already have some degree of all those, it is at least better than below 16. I see people comparing Nigeria to the West and saying they enter and graduate much earlier. We all know Nigerian Universities aren't as safe, protected and developed as those universities. Even the mature people self dey see shege, be careful not to send little kids to their ruin. Schools like Convenant and co, are better suited for much younger lads albeit not perfect too.

Maturity of lives, mindset, and ability to handles affairs of life is key to overall development of an individuals ,as Modern Societies are becoming so Complex.
That is why Americans ensured that after the age of 18- years,you are called an Adult, ability to handles events of life and anything you do wrongly here,will be visited and possibly by the - Law Enforcement and Law Courts of the land- you ought to know better.
So,16- years as a Template to enter a Tertiary Institution -is allowed and thereafter,the Students turned to become a growing adults before graduation!
•Let our Women Calm down because they are always in a hurry on their Children going to School and graduating.I don't know why Women are in a hurry with Children!

I agree. 18 is a waste of time to serious people. We cannot be a barrier in the way of progress.

If they can let them do it.

Judolisco:
Who even came up with dis nonsense law....I gained admission age 16 (I didn't jump or skip any class and most of my colleagues were 16 as well) and i graduated age 21....most of dis boarding schs parents take their kids to sef are more dangerous than some universities...

It's not like one good job is waiting for them after sch.... U go still comut hustle like person wey no go sch, some of us dey use master's degree drive uber sef

Exactly. I was 16 too and a large majority of the class was around that age. We had a few 17s 15s 18s one 14 and one 19. The rule is thrash

What is going to happen to a child who finish secondary school and makes their results at the age of 14 or 15?

MEEVEET:
I finished secondary school at 15 and was considered too old at home ( I moved primary school a few times costing me 2 years)

Most of my relations finished at 13 or 14

There are people abroad who graduate from University at 13,14 15 ... Yes university

Some people get PhD at 19

Putting a cap to this age of admission is wrong for a nation that wants to advance

Where are you people rushing to?
Imagine finishing secondary school at 13, and entering university at same age! Little wonder we now have student union bodies who cannot speak for themselves not to talk of being active in national affairs

Bluntemperor:


Maturity of lives, mindset, and ability to handles affairs of life is key to overall development of an individuals ,as Modern Societies are becoming so Complex.
That is why Americans ensured that after the age of 18- years,you are called an Adult, ability to handles events of life and anything you do wrongly here,will be visited and possibly by the - Law Enforcement and Law Courts of the land- you ought to know better.
So,16- years as a Template to enter a Tertiary Institution -is allowed and thereafter,the Students turned to become a growing adults before graduation!
•Let our Women Calm down because they are always in a hurry on their Children going to School and graduating.I don't know why Women are in a hurry with Children!

Absolutely!

One man who found himself on the seat of Education Minister wanted to alter the rule by himself alone. Laggard.

MEEVEET:
I finished secondary school at 15 and was considered too old at home ( I moved primary school a few times costing me 2 years)

Most of my relations finished at 13 or 14

There are people abroad who graduate from University at 13,14 15 ... Yes university

Some people get PhD at 19

Putting a cap to this age of admission is wrong for a nation that wants to advance

Bolded.

Tahir needs to know of people abroad who graduated when they were 15. It may sound Greek to him.
Tahir merely wants to place every Nigerian teen on the same bench with the Almajiris in his Arewa.

FreeStuffsNG:
Sounds reasonable and credible to set the record straight before this personal counsel of the Honourable Minister creates serious problems in the university admission process if it is mistaken for the law.

Even if FG wants to experiment with a new age limit, I do not think it should be immediately implemented because the candidates have sat for the exam and chosen their preferred university based on the age limit set by their university of choice. Also, it can't be done without enacting a law to that effect and not without encroaching on the autonomy of the universities.

This comment by the Senate and last week's Punch editorial raised valid points that make such idea a misplaced priority so it's necessary for the Honourable Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman , to drop the idea and let the university fix its own age limit but shouldn't be less than 16 years. According to the Head of JAMB, Prof Oloyede, the law that empowers JAMB doesn't give it power to determine age limit for admission by universities.

May God bless Nigeria for ever!Check my signature for free stuffs!

I didn't see you comment on the thread about fuel price increase. Why do you disappear on such important threads?

Government has to increase retirement age to 65years across board if this idea of increasing university entry age is to hold.

hellunfats:
I was 15 when I got in

so what should we do?

hellunfats:
I was 15 when I got in

Same here Sister

MEEVEET:
I finished secondary school at 15 and was considered too old at home ( I moved primary school a few times costing me 2 years)

Most of my relations finished at 13 or 14

There are people abroad who graduate from University at 13,14 15 ... Yes university

Some people get PhD at 19

Putting a cap to this age of admission is wrong for a nation that wants to advance

Don't mind those empty vessels we call leaders and their gullible supporters. I completed my first degree at 18.