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Court bars JAMB from restricting underage students

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The Delta State High Court in Warri has stopped the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) from enforcing its new rule that requires students to be at least 16 years old for university admissions.

This decision comes after a legal challenge against the board’s recent announcement, which said only candidates who turn 16 by August 2025 could gain admission to universities.

JAMB’s announcement on October 16 was part of a new policy from the education ministry that aims to set the minimum age for university students at 18.

However, there was an exception for students applying for the 2024/2025 school year.

John Aikpokpo-Martins, a former leader of the Nigerian Bar Association in Warri, filed the lawsuit on behalf of students born between September 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009, who passed their JAMB exams this year.

The case is labeled W/311/FHR/2021 and names JAMB and Edwin Clark University as the respondents.

On Thursday, Justice Anthony Akpovi granted the requests from Aikpokpo-Martins, allowing the affected students to keep their admissions while the case is pending.

The court ruled that JAMB cannot enforce its new rule or take away admissions already granted, including that of Angel Aikpokpo Martins, one of the students affected.

Justice Olotu emphasized the importance of protecting the rights of these students, putting JAMB’s recent announcement on hold and maintaining the current admissions status until further proceedings.

The court also approved a faster handling of the case to ensure it is resolved quickly.

“111 is put in abeyance and on hold and the status quo to be maintained is the admission list prior to this circular pending the hearing of the originating motion dated and filed 24/10/24. Reliefs 3(a) and (b) are hereby granted for substituted service by courier service as prayed. Relief 4 for accelerated hearing is also granted”, the judgement read.

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FG approves establishment of Bola Tinubu polytechnic

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The Nigerian Government has approved the establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, Abuja.

This move is part of a national effort to ensure that every state in Nigeria has at least one federal polytechnic.

The decision, made public in a letter dated January 9, 2025, was addressed to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, by Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa.

The letter, which was received by Wike’s office on January 16, 2025, urged the FCT Minister to propose possible locations for both the temporary and permanent sites of the polytechnic in Gwarinpa.

A team from the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Board for Technical Education will assess the suggested locations before final approval.

The new institution aims to foster training in technology, vocational skills, and entrepreneurship.

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ASUU kicks against Senate attempt to dismantle the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) through the proposed tax reform bill.

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned the National Assembly and the National Economic Council against any attempt to dismantle the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) through the proposed tax reform bill.
In a press conference at Bayero University, Kano, on Wednesday, ASUU Zonal Coordinator for Kano Zone, Professor Abdulkadir Muhammad, stressed that the union would not stand by while its key initiative is dismantled.

Titled Nigeria Tax Bill 2024 and Its Consequences on TETFund: Killing the Brainchild of ASUU, Professor Muhammad argued that Nigerian universities could face imminent collapse if the bill currently before the assembly is passed

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Ibadan stampede: Court grants Principal, Hamzat, Silekunola bail

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An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, has granted bail to the principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi; the proprietor of Agidigbo FM, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat; and Olori Naomi Silekunola, an estranged wife of the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi.

The bail was granted by Justice K.B. Olawoyin on Monday.

Our correspondent reports that the trio were granted bail after the judge listened to the arguments of their counsels.

DAILY POST reports that the three were being prosecuted over a stampede that occurred at the school.

No fewer than thirty-five children died during the incident, which happened on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

An Oyo State Magistrate Court in Iyaganku had earlier ordered that the trio be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Facility.

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