The Court rules 16-year-old age limit for JAMB is Unconstitutional.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) regulation establishing 16 as the minimum age for university entrance has been declared unlawful by Delta State High Court 2 in Warri.

On Thursday, February 27, 2025, Hon. Justice Anthony O. Akpovi delivered judgement in Suit No: W/311/FHR/2024, upholding John Aikpokpo-Martins’ claims, with the exception of his demand for monetary damages.

The public interest case was launched by Aikpokpo-Martins, a former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Warri branch, who claimed that JAMB’s age restriction was unconstitutional under sections 18(1) and 42 of the 1999 Constitution.

He requested a number of declarations, such as:

• That younger applicants are discriminated against and their constitutional right to equal educational opportunity is violated by the 16-year-old minimum age requirement for university entrance.

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