Those who insist that 16-year-olds are old enough to qualify for admission into our institutions of higher learning — if they satisfy other criteria — may have won the battle for now, but the controversy over this very sensitive issue is far from being over! Not only are the arguments against 16 years unassailable, the law, as it is, is …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has written vice-chancellors, provosts and rectors of tertiary institutions across the country, allowing windows to admit candidates aged 15 who will reach age 16 by August 2025. The board, during its policy meeting held months ago, directed tertiary institutions not to admit candidates under the age of 16 for the 2024/2025 academic session. …

I did not know REFLECTIONS! would return to education matter so soon after the last edition of 15 April 2024 which dissected the rot in public primary schools in the country and the plight of over twenty million out-of-school children in Africa’s largest economy. The honourable minister of education, Professor Tahir Mamman “provoked” me to revisit the sector so soon. …