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By Amah
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will screen more than 500 exceptional candidates under the age of 16 who are seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025\/2026 academic session.
\nThe screening exercise is scheduled to hold from Sept. 22 to 26 across three centres: Lagos, Abuja and Owerri.
\nSpeaking during a virtual meeting on Wednesday, the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, provided details on the screening arrangements for underage candidates.
\nHe said Lagos would host 397 candidates, Owerri 136, and Abuja 66.
\nHe said that out of 41,027 underage candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, only a small number met the initial qualification criteria.
\nOloyede explained that the screening was aimed at selecting only well-prepared and truly exceptional candidates.
\n\u201cPeople have been doing it in other parts of the world. We are not reinventing the wheel,\u201d he said.
\nProf. Taoheed Adedoja, a subcommittee member, said that the assessment would involve subject-specific tests followed by a brief oral interview.
\nHe also noted that WAEC result verification would be conducted for shortlisted candidates.
\nThe board stated that the initiative sought to balance academic excellence with cognitive maturity, discourage age falsification, and protect children from excessive parental pressure.
\nOnly candidates who score at least 320 in UTME, 80 per cent in post-UTME, and 80 per cent (24\/30 points) in a single WAEC or NECO sitting will be considered.
\nThis move follows concerns over the 599 candidates who scored above 300 in the 2025 UTME but fell below the official minimum admission age of 16, which led to the formation of the screening committee.
\nThe initiative aligns with the Ministry of Education\u2019s policy on age requirements for tertiary admission and aims to ensure that admitted candidates are mentally and psychologically ready for higher education. (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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