JAMB 2026 REPS FIX FEBRUARY 19 FOR HEARING ON UNDERAGE ADMISSION POLICY
The House of Representatives has fixed February 19, 2026, to hear a petition against JAMB’s underage admission policy. The petition challenges the denial of admission to candidates under 16 years.
Legitdan News reports that the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions has fixed February 19, 2026, for the hearing of a petition filed against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board over its policy denying admission to candidates under the age of 16 who sat for the 2025 UTME examinations.
The notice of hearing was conveyed through an electronic message served on the petitioners’ counsel, Vincent Adebayo Adodo, by the Secretariat of the Committee.
The petition was filed by a group known as Movement against JAMB Injustice 2025, made up of parents, students, and concerned persons affected by the policy. The group is challenging JAMB’s decision to deny admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025 and 2026 academic session to candidates who had not attained 16 years of age as of August 31, 2025.
In the petition dated September 23, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman of the House Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions, the group argued that the enforcement of the policy violated existing court judgments and constitutional provisions.
The petitioners requested the House of Representatives to direct JAMB to lift the age restriction for qualified candidates who passed the 2025 UTME and to restore admission for candidates whose admission was withdrawn or suspended based on the policy.
They also stated that the matter affects candidates who met admission requirements but were denied admission due to age.
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