The Federal Government has pegged the age for admission into tertiary institutions at 18.

It instructed the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to ensure that only students above 18 are henceforth admitted into tertiary institutions.

Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the ongoing policy meeting.

The Minister’s pronouncement was greeted with jeers as heads of institutions, registrars, admission officers of tertiary institutions and other stakeholders at the meeting opposed the decision.

The policy meeting, which has heads of tertiary institutions in the country, and other stakeholders, sets the tone for admissions into tertiary institutions in the country.

According to Prof Mamman, underaged students are responsible for some of the problems in higher institutions.