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Reps Supports Age Limit For SSCE, UTME Aspirants

The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, had in July announced that with effect from 2025, any candidate below the age of 18 will not be allowed to sit for the SSSCE. The statement had since, generated heated debate in the country.

Ifeanyi Uzoechiena by Ifeanyi Uzoechiena
September 6, 2024
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The recent decision by the Federal Government of Nigeria to peg the minimum age for candidates sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) may have come to stay, the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education has said.

The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, had in July stated that with effect from 2025, any candidate below the age of 18 will not be allowed to sit for the SSSCE and without which such students cannot secure admission to higher institutions of learning.

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The announcement has generated heated debate among parents and education stakeholders.

In an exclusive interview with newsmen on Thursday, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education, Mark Useni, gave reasons the Federal Government might not likely reverse the decision.

He said, “The Committees on Basic Education and Examination Boards took this matter to the leadership of the House of Representatives. The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, promptly appointed the House Leader, Prof. Julius Ihonvere, to moderate a meeting between the two committees and the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman.

“The meeting was held on Wednesday, September 4, and the minister attended together with the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu, as well as the heads of basic education examination bodies.

“The minister explained that the policy that relates to the 18 years age requirement for entry into the university is a policy that was developed before the adoption of the 6-3-3-4 system. He explained that the policy also has a root in the Universal Basic Education Act.

“Prof. Tahir said the policy is not peculiar to Nigeria, while also making reference to military and paramilitary institutions which place the entry age at 18 years. He also said that the voting age in Nigeria is pegged at 18 years.”

Useni, a member of the All Progressives Congress representing Takum/Donga/Ussa Federal Constituency, Taraba State, frowned on the situation where children not older than 12 “are being made to seek admission into universities.”

“While the policy is meant to ensure that children pursue their education alongside their cognitive and physical development and maturity, the Ministry of Education should develop a framework for proper transition into a full policy implementation.

“The Ministry of Education must ensure that students who are already progressing in the senior classes in secondary schools are not left stranded after completion of that level of education.

“We mandated the minister and his team to work out ways of handling the policy based on data available to the ministry and ensure that the policy does not jeopardize public interest,” he added.

 

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