The Minister of Education, Professor TAHIR MAMMAN, says the Federal Government is considering the adoption of 18 years as the entry age for admission into universities and other tertiary institutions of learning.

The minister also cautioned parents against pushing their children and wards into the university at early age, noting that  underage students are mostly responsible for some of the problems being encountered in higher institutions.

Meanwhile, The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Professor EMMANUEL OSODEKE, has described the proposition by the Federal Government as a welcome development.

OSODEKE said the union is in full support, as the issue of age benchmark is not a new thing, but the regulators have not been doing their job.

Also, Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Basic Education, Senator AKON EYAKENYI, during the committee’s oversight visit to JAMB, said the proposed plans would prevent underage from participating in the examination, to gain admission into universities in Nigeria.