The federal government through the Minister of Education, TAHIR MAMMAN has said underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for secondary school leaving examinations.

The minister noted that the Federal Government has instructed the West African Examinations Council which administers the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council which organises the Senior School Certificate Examination to comply with the directive on 18 years age limit for any candidate to be eligible for the two examinations.

MAMMAN also insisted that the age limit for any candidate to write the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board remained 18 years.