A one-time Kaduna Central Senator in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has tackled the Federal Government over its initial ban against admission for under-18 candidates into tertiary institutions, saying some persons were born as geniuses.
Shehu Sani, a human rights activist, who described the government’s initial move as a wrong one, therefore, warned against wasting students’ intellect.
LEADERSHIP reports that the decision by the federal government to prohibit admissions for individuals under 18 years had sparked protest among stakeholders in the education sector at the 2024 Policy Meeting on admissions into tertiary institutions in Abuja on Thursday.