Nazgul:
I honestly do not support this. So if a child graduates from secondary school at 15 and clears his/her WAEC. What the government is telling us is that if the child's parents cannot afford a private school, the child would stay idle at home for 3 years before giving university education a shot.

That's like delaying the academic advancement of that child. Very bad if you ask me.

And for the records, I finished my secondary education at the age of 15.

the policy ll also affects private skool too

superjaks:
I support this gesture from FG

We need mature minds in the universities not babies

Imagine a lecturer shouted at a student and the next thing is the student starting crying 😂

More reason we're having weak men in the society now

why should a lecturer shout at a student.. look at u encouraging nonsense... Is that what defines maturity... At 18 som pple are Dom with bsc in Europe self and well guided

olaadenigeria:

If the brilliancy used to score higher marks in jamb not waec is channeled into skill acquisition within the time to make up 18, then such student will be excellent during and after tertiary institution

Look at the world around, not back to when people needed their hands to touch their alternate ears. Work with data, facts and reality, not just emotions. The main criteria for admissions into higher institutions is largely met by 15 and 16year olds, and they are given admission all over the world. They will only usually give exemptions for foreigners or international students because those ones are usually on their own and will need some kind of chaperone or age criteria to own certain things in another country like sim cards, bank accounts and so on.
Otherwise, it's not an academic or emotional decision. These same fellows go on to do well in their different institutions and departments. You don't have to be below 18 to stray, you only need the wrong company and upbringing. Use facts to reply please, not gists.

learn a skill before he or she becomes 18 years.

Dialpad:
So what happens to the 15 year old that completes secondary school .

Flakky26:

learn a skill before he or she becomes 18 years.

It should not be mandatory. People learn skills all through life. There are skills that you can learn in 3months or 6months and make a living with if you will. We should not streamline skills to tailoring and mechanic work shop that take two years apprenticeships. People learn skills in school, in NYSC, in marriage, etc. Learning a so called skill is not a valid reason for a two year delay that is not really the child's fault.

Nazgul:
I honestly do not support this. So if a child graduates from secondary school at 15 and clears his/her WAEC. What the government is telling us is that if the child's parents cannot afford a private school, the child would stay idle at home for 3 years before giving university education a shot.

That's like delaying the academic advancement of that child. Very bad if you ask me.

And for the records, I finished my secondary education at the age of 15.

Its a very big negative for Education. Some kids are genius and shouldn't be slowed down.
The same idiots that made this law , their children start universities at 16 in foreign countries. And some people on this forum are here clapping for them.

Well I am nor surprised the Nigeria Govt will rather kill 80 advantages and benefits over 20 disadvantages.

2023Blessed:
Rubbish policy. Allow them to graduate young and add value to the system while their brains are still very active.

I graduated from the University at 18 and I have never regretted it for a day. It took me several years to get my first full-time job that I was truly satisfied with. So government ought to factor that also.

You want to waste their productive years in a country where employers will be asking for 4 years work experience at 22.

They are trying to solve a problem and will succeed in creating myriads more. They've not even factored that even when the individual gets admitted at 18, in a public institution for instance, industrial actions and other sundry issues may cause unprecedented delays. In fact, this proposal of theirs should be thrown into trash can.

Year 2000,I entered the university at the age of 16

thesicilian:

It is the job of the government to make sure her citizens are not left at the mercy of the greedy capitalists (who will do anything for money including allowing a 4yr old child to begin school and any level the parents want as long as they can pay well) and even protect the children from the parents themselves (nowadays because the parents are "busy" they don't mind sending a 6 months old infant off to kindergarten with the resultant effect that by the time that child is 3-4yrs old he is already through with nursery without understanding anything and ready to begin primary.

Sir I agree that government should protect it's citizens but do you have any real data to point to that says a child under 4 should not go to school?
Our laws can't just be based on emotions. They should be backed by research and solid evidence don't you think?
So please point to an extensive research then we would understand why government has the right to tell us when to begin our kids education.

What happen too when they graduate at age 22 and no jobs?

Dialpad:
So what happens to the 15 year old that completes secondary school .

tctrills:

Sir I agree that government should protect it's citizens but do you have any real data to point to that says a child under 4 should not go to school?
Our laws can't just be based on emotions. They should be backed by research and solid evidence don't you think?
So please point to an extensive research then we would understand why government has the right to tell us when to begin our kids education.

Okay, I'll do that.
While I'm at it maybe I should also provide an extensive research on why the voting age should be 18yrs and not 12yrs. Or why the age of consent should be 16-18yrs and not 10yrs. Or why children under the age of 10yrs are should be in school and not on the streets hustling.
Maybe I should also provide or if need be produce an extensive research on the effect of brain development on assimilation of routine school information.

essentialone:
Karl Witte – Age 13
Witte was born in July of 1800 and was the son of a pastor named Karl Heinrich Goffried Witte. His father encouraged a rigorous learning environment and program. By the time Witte was nine years old he could speak German, French, Italian, Latin, and Greek. When he was still very young, he attended the University of Giessen in German and graduated with his doctorate at the age of 13. He still holds the Guinness Book of World Records’ record for youngest doctorate and this distinction still stands.

Witte’s father wrote a book about his program of education called The Education of Karl Witte: Or, The Training of a Child. This book was highly criticized in German and fell out of favor. It was almost nonexistent in the country. However, the book became a huge hit in China and became a bestseller at the beginning of the 21st century. Millions of Chinese had hoped that their child would turn out to be just like Witte: A child prodigy.

The University of Giessen today is officially known as Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. The German system of higher education is very different from that of the one in the U.S. They do not have a tripartite system of BA/BS, MA, then PhD. Rather, German students go through a phase of advanced and junior studies for four semesters and then take an intermediate exam. Upon passing this exam, the student can then proceed to advanced and senior studies (6-8 semesters). This gives the student access to their first degree exams> The next level of study after that is the doctoral level.

Much of the rest of Witte’s life is clouded in mystery. It is said that he traveled through Italy in 1818 and had sought to become a lawyer at one point. However, he became known for and published on the works of Dante. His love of literature drew him to the epic poet and he spent his career as a Dante scholar.

I don't think the decision of the FG to limit minimum age for entry into tertiary institution to 18years old is proper.

Some children are born genius and they should have the opportunities to develop at their own pace.

When you make an old and less informed man the Minister of education, this is what you get.

thesicilian:
If they strictly enforce their law of minimum 6yrs entry into the primary schools and outlaw "double promotions", everything else will fall into place.

I'm sure you were denied admission in the your state that is why you went to the north and the reason why you were denied is cos you are not a northerner, even if you are you are not within the catchment area.
Hypocrite go to land and get it, you no they won't give you. Your people didn't give you but you others to give you their own, then you can open your stinking mouth and call them illiterate later.

Flakky26:
What happen too when they graduate at age 22 and no jobs?

Is that your reason why you would rather children must only only get admitted into tertiary institution at age 18 years, minimum.

Flakky26:

learn a skill before he or she becomes 18 years.

You can learn skills while in any institution or school. That is not excuse to restrict the minimum entry age of students into tertiary institutions

PS712:

They are trying to solve a problem and will succeed in creating myriads more. They've not even factored that even when the individual gets admitted at 18, in a public institution for instance, industrial actions and other sundry issues may cause unprecedented delays. In fact, this proposal of theirs should be thrown into trash can.

God bless you for this!!!

tnerro1:
Why not make addmission to university uniform. Why will some from the north get 80 out of 400 get admitted while some from the south with 150 can’t get admitted.

I'm sure you were denied admission in the your state that is why you went to the north and the reason why you were denied is cos you are not a northerner, even if you are you are not within the catchment area.
Hypocrite go to land and get it, you no they won't give you. Your people didn't give you but you others to give you their own, then you can open your stinking mouth and call them illiterate later.

Danmisra:


I'm sure you were denied admission in the your state that is why you went to the north and the reason why you were denied is cos you are not a northerner, even if you are you are not within the catchment area.
Hypocrite go to land and get it, you no they won't give you. Your people didn't give you but you others to give you their own, then you can open your stinking mouth and call them illiterate later.

Quote system fool, is only in Nigeria u can survive, leave Nigeria and come to a developed world let see if u can survive, bastard parasites

thesicilian:

Okay, I'll do that.
While I'm at it maybe I should also provide an extensive research on why the voting age should be 18yrs and not 12yrs. Or why the age of consent should be 16-18yrs and not 10yrs. Or why children under the age of 10yrs are should be in school and not on the streets hustling.
Maybe I should also provide or if need be produce an extensive research on the effect of brain development on assimilation of routine school information.

Good, you have only made it clear that you don't really have a reason for restricting education from children younger than 4. You actually did some research here to show all other cases where age based restrictions were implemented but you refused to research on the very topic at hand.
Now this is a topic that we already have sufficient data because every year, hundreds of thousands of kids begin school at ages younger than 4 years and thousands of kids get admitted to the university below 18.
It should have been super easy for you or your government to point to research before banning stuff. But then you guys believe that you don't owe the citizens any explanation.

Olayemudia:
During the era of matured minds, cultism flourished in Nigeria.

Las Las they should make UTME cut off mark 200 across Nigeria.

Tell them to do this, they'll not agree... You'll see schools in the North cutting 130

This is pure nonsense. 16yrs is still OK for university admissions.

CursedOsuPigs:


It's a very good decision. In UK, your child cannot be in secondary school except he's 11 years old or above. That's a standard. By the time such kid finishes secondary school, and does A-levels, he's already 18 and ready for university. That way, you won't have kids in diapers attending a university.

So in the UK, will the child who finished A-levels be required to start writing a delaying exam like JAMB again? He/She would just gain an admission for a mere 3 years University degree!

Does this really exist in Nigeria? Do they peg age of entry into good jobs to 24years of age over there?

We should realise that Nigeria is quite different, and there are already lots of bottlenecks placed ahead of the average citizen, without having to add more road-blocks!

CaptainFM1:

From 17 to 20, is 3years. Did you do a 3years course?

I did matric in March of my 17th year.

18 year 2

19 year 3

Graduated at year 4 at the tail end of the 4th year.

So yes I did a 4 year course.

Philosopher1979:
It should bev16 and not 18
Secondly, how about the case of prodigies and geniuses. Such people need special educational attention

15 is even okay

otherway:


I did matric in March of my 17th year.

18 year 2

19 year 3

Graduated at year 4 at the tail end of the 4th year.

So yes I did a 4 year course.

What year was your 17th birthday?

And what month and year did you graduated?

Dialpad:
So what happens to the 15 year old that completes secondary school .

He should go and learn a skill..
Where is he rushing to?

[quote author=Dennisochampa post=129581147]Kids of these days no get that patience..
Them Wan rush through life....
I see alot of people faking their ages...

Alot of kids especially the ones with strict parenting just want to leave the house by all means!!

A quick question!!.
Will the banks and all those establishments that in their job adverts add; "NEED NOT APPLY IF 25 AND ABOVE" now be asked to remove all those AGE- APARTHEID?.

CarlsJaz567:


So in the UK, will the child who finished A-levels be required to start writing a delaying exam like JAMB again? He/She would just gain an admission for a mere 3 years University degree!

Does this really exist in Nigeria? Do they peg age of entry into good jobs to 24years of age over there?

We should realise that Nigeria is quite different, and there are already lots of bottlenecks placed ahead of the average citizen, without having to add more road-blocks!

They peg age arbitrarily here in Nigeria exactly because we already have university graduates who attended university in their diapers. That's exactly what needs to be eradicated. A 24-year-old graduate is not too young. Even a 22 year old graduate.

NO UNIVERSITY SHOULD ADMIT ANY STUDENT THAT IS BELOW 18?

I like to believe the Minister of Education was misquoted on this. I won't want to jump into the conclusion that the Minister of Education, a Professor of law and a former Vice Chancellor of a 21st Century Private University would fail to appreciate the changing times and the current trend of research between age and Tertiary Education.

Is the Minister aware that he is referring to Gen Z learners that access an enormous amount of Technology from birth?

Perhaps he has forgotten and thus needs this reminder;

In today's fast-paced, technology-driven world, Gen Z learners are redefining the norms of tertiary education. Imposing a rigid age limit of 18 neglects the diverse needs and abilities of this generation.

Firstly, research has consistently shown that age is not a definitive indicator of academic readiness or potential. Many students under 18 have demonstrated exceptional intellectual maturity, curiosity, and drive, making them ideal candidates for university education. By setting an arbitrary age limit, we risk excluding talented individuals who could contribute significantly to academic discourse.

Secondly, the traditional 18-year mark no longer aligns with the evolving landscape of education. With the rise of online learning, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), and early college programs, students are engaging with higher education earlier than ever. Gen Z learners are tech-savvy, entrepreneurial, and eager to learn. By denying them access to university education based solely on age, we stifle their potential and creativity.

Thirdly, this policy overlooks the unique challenges faced by Gen Z learners. Many have grown up amidst global uncertainty, economic instability, and social change. They require flexible, adaptable, and inclusive learning environments that cater to their diverse needs. By imposing a one-size-fits-all age limit, we neglect the complexities of modern education and the students it serves.

Fourthly, this policy contradicts the very essence of university education: to foster critical thinking, innovation, and progress. By excluding students under 18, we limit the diversity of perspectives, ideas, and experiences that enrich the academic community. Universities should embrace the energy, creativity, and idealism of younger students, who can bring fresh insights and approaches to academic inquiry.

Lastly, let's not forget that some of the world's most influential figures, like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and Ruth Lawrence, achieved greatness before reaching 18. By setting an age limit, we risk missing out on potential trailblazers and change-makers.

Imposing a rigid age limit of 18 for university admissions neglects the complexities of Gen Z learners and the evolving landscape of education. We must rethink our approach to admissions, embracing diversity, inclusivity, and flexibility to create a vibrant academic community that fosters growth, innovation, and progress for all.

I am hoping the Vice Chancellors, Rectors and College provost would help remind him of the error in his position.

Copied from Moses Udoisoh's Facebook page.

What do you think of the points he raised?

CaptainFM1:


What year was your 17th birthday?

And what month and year did you graduated?

I chose not to disclose.

If you don't believe me so be it. Cheers.

At age 13 our girls up north are ripe enough for marriage, but at 16 our govt thinks our children aren't mature enough to go to a university. Aren't we applying double standards here?

Adenugay:


People's Gazette: https://gazettengr.com/fg-sets-18-years-as-minimum-entry-age-into-tertiary-institutions

otherway:


I chose not to disclose.

If you don't believe me so be it. Cheers.

I believe you partially....but you do know mathematically, you can never have 4years between 17years and 20years!

How your 17th to 18th year amount to 2years in university baffles the world and everyone on Nairaland.