Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has presented conditions and processes for the admission of exceptional but underage candidates into Nigerian tertiary institutions.

The Nigerian government had pegged the minimum age for admissions into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education at 16, with the exception of gifted candidates.

Gifted candidates, if proven, would be allowed into the universities before the age of 16.

Speaking at a recent virtual meeting with university vice-chancellors, JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, listed the conditions for admission of underage candidates to include a minimum of 320 score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), at least 80 per cent in...