JAMB inaugurates committee for underage candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has established a committee to oversee the admission process for underage candidates who scored 320 or above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). 

The JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, who disclosed this at the side line of the inaugural meeting of the committee members in Bwari, explained that the committee will determine the modalities for selecting exceptionally brilliant candidates for admission into tertiary schools.

The Registrar said that the committee will consider candidates' school certificates and post-UTME scores, with a minimum score of 80% required for consideration, while institutions will submit post-UTME scores for the candidates by September 16, and candidates scoring below 80 will be disqualified. 

He revealed that the committee will meet in Lagos, Abuja, and Owerri to review the candidates and make recommendations for admission, assuring that the process will be transparent and fair, because of the quality of committee members.

Urging parents to desist from pushing their children into tertiary institutions at tender ages, he emphasized that children need time to develop naturally and mature, while warning against bribery, saying it introduces the younger generation to crime.

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