Varsities fume as FG fixes 150 cut-off mark, 16yrs admission age

The quest for autonomy by Nigerian public tertiary institutions yesterday received another body blow as the federal government – the primary financier and principal of those schools – reviewed and fixed a blanket admission criteria that pegged the entry age at 16 years.

Iyabo Lawal (Lagos) and Owede Agbajileke (Abuja)