The Senate Committee on Basic Education has said it would
work towards amending the law establishing the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board, JAMB to stop the board from admitting candidates below the
age of 18 years.
This was disclosed on Monday by the Vice Chairman of the
committee, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, during the committee’s oversight visit to
JAMB.
According to the committee, age has a lot to do with
learning ability, particularly in higher institutions.
Senator Akon Eyakenyi noted that education is very important in the development of the country stressing that the sector deserves to be given much attention.
The Senator described the JAMB as a bridge between the
secondary and the university, stressing that the agency was a necessary vehicle
for the delivery of quality and standard education in Nigeria.
“If the products from the secondary schools are not properly
catered for to be assessed before turning them into the university definitely
you will have a problem,” she said.
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So Mr Senator, tell me what should children that completed their secondary schools at age of 15,16 and 17 years be doing at home. Please don't compound Nigeria's children woes if you don't have better things to say kindly keep quiet.
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