Underage Can Seek University Admission, Delta High Court Orders JAMB

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Following the age limit restrictions by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on students seeking admission to attain age 18 before being admitted into tertiary institutions, a former Nigeria Bar Association Chairman in the Warri branch dragged the board to court.

Barrister John Aikpokpo-Martins, dissatisfied with the directives from JAMB despite exemption by the board for students seeking admission for the 2024/2025 session, filed a suit before the Delta State High Court in Warri against the board and Edwin Clark University.

The court, however, gave a restraining order to JAMB not to implement the policy for 16 years of admission seekers into various institutions in the country pending a hearing and determination of the motion.