Felicia Asuquo, Abuja
The federal government has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country.
It will be recalled that the former Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman had imposed an 18-year benchmark to candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions.
Speaking during his inaugural ministerial press conference which is ongoing in Abuja, the new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa reversed the directive, whilst hinting on the possibility of his administration to review the nation’s education policy.
The minister further stressed that there be no reversal on the federal government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree certificates obtained by Nigerians in some “fake” universities in neighbouring Togo and Benin Republic.
