A 15-year-old student has sued the education ministry, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over Nigeria’s tertiary institution admission age policy.
The senior secondary student, Chinaemere Opara, filed the suit at the federal high court in Abuja through his lawyer father Maxwell Opara.
In the originating motion dated September 30, and filed October 14 by Wayne Elijah, the SS2 student listed the ministry, JAMB, and NUC as first to third respondents respectively.
In his six reliefs, Opara sought a declaration that the admission age policy was discriminatory and unconstitutional.
He also sought a declaration that the policy which restricts his age as to when to enrol to write the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) and JAMB exams infringed on his right to equal access to public service.
