ecolime: The system is really messed up. I believe we will get there one day.

BrutusOj: Hmmmm,ur on point.But,if u can't beat them,Join them in d age cheat.I have 3 difrent birth certificates.One for bank jobs,One for uniform jobs(Military n paramilitary) and the other for civil service jobs.Thanks to N.E.C.O for not exposing ma real age

Izon-tubo:


You're correct bro.....but just how do we go about it......

If you ask me...I'd say REVOLUTION!!!!.......

alpha conde:

So you want to float association of united jobless nigerians

It can also be the biggest political party in africa

AjanleKoko:

It might be more informative if you showed us a constitutional provision that prevents any employer from discriminating against any job-seeking Nigerian on the basis of age. Else, there is no point to your argument.

lagerwhenindoubt: The Truth is a lot of us made big mistakes early in Life for which we are paying the consequences.

The period in your life when you make the most of it is between 20-30 years old, after that you finish the race between 35-50 years old, from that point you prepare for retirement and God-willing, you party-hard, go on holidays and prepare your will because God can be a party-pooper at that age.

Most (Majorly Most) people play with their lives at a time when they should be learning, growing and making the best of their time preparing for the future. you can see it in our youths today. making mistakes that will be costly in the near future, they will come to nairaland then and complain

adconline:
What did you accomplish at 21? What was ur greatest accomplishment at 25?

Nosa-Henry:
i feel that employers are at liberty to employ whoever they want to employ. even when you stop them from advertising the age requirement in the papers, they can still use it secretly during the selection process.
My advise is that you should just work hard towards been self employed. you cannot beat the system.

AjanleKoko:

It might be more informative if you showed us a constitutional provision that prevents any employer from discriminating against any job-seeking Nigerian on the basis of age. Else, there is no point to your argument.

BetaThings: No use arguing this matter if human beings will interview you
If government says no age limit, then people will still screen out older people at interviews
Afterall there is no requirement to disclose score sheet
Without putting age, it can be guessed from some dates on the CV

poshdiva:

What if It's aim is to give the younger and fresh graduates a chance?
Let's look at it this way, a 32 year old graduate who was previously employed and has work experience and a 24 year old fresh graduate who has no work experience apply for the same job which does not 'discriminate' based on age. The 32 year old graduate has a greater chance of being picked. Where the firm now has a restriction on age, there is a higher chance of those graduates having the same qualifications or around the same qualifications.


I still don't agree with the poster though!

bishopjoe02: It is a usual practice by recruiting organizations to specify age requirements as part of their eligibility criteria. In most vacancies the maximum age for entry level applicants is usually pegged at 27/28 and in some ridiculous circumstances 24/25. After consulting the 1999 Constitution I discovered that this practice is unconstitutional as it is a form of discrimination.
Section 42 subsection 2 states that “No citizen of Nigeria shall be subjected to any disability or deprivation merely by reason of the circumstances of his birth”. Ladies and gentlemen your date of birth and hence your age is a circumstance of birth so also is your sex and ethnicity. Employers have been getting away with this constitutional violation because nobody has challenged the practice rather people go about doctoring their ages so as to meet up with these ridiculous age requirements.

The following are the only jobs that the constitution has placed age restrictions and these jobs are mostly electoral office positions;
1) President ; must be 40 years old...section 131 subsection 2b
2) Vice president; same as that of the president... section 142 subsection 2
3) Senator; must be 35 years old...section 65 subsection 1a
4) House of representative; must be 30 years old... section 65 subsection 1b
5) Governor ; must be 35 years old...section 177 subsection 1b
6) &nbspeputy Governor; ; same as that of the Governor... section 187 subsection 2
7) Members of the house of assembly; must be 30 years old... section 106 subsection 1b

Other jobs include state commissioners and special advisers to governors (which have the same requirements as those of members of the house of assemble) and ministers and special advisers to the president of the federation (which have the same requirements as those of the House of Representatives).

Ladies and gentlemen, taking into account our erratic educational system with its numerous strikes, most students especially those in federal and state higher institutions end up graduating in their mid twenties and when you then factor in the one year NYSC and the waiting period of prospecting for jobs (which could range from months to years) you will notice that a significant number of graduates would have exceeded the maximum age limits placed by prospective employers.

Dear naija jobbers, the wind of change is blowing and we should not just sit and watch our rights been trampled upon and I think now is the time to act. In developed countries you will be prosecuted if you dare place age requirements for any job vacancy.

I do not want to lie about my age because it is not a crime and I shouldn’t be made to suffer for it.

God bless you all.


http://bishopjoe..com/2013/08/age-requirement-is-unconstitutional.html

poshdiva:

What if It's aim is to give the younger and fresh graduates a chance?
Let's look at it this way, a 32 year old graduate who was previously employed and has work experience and a 24 year old fresh graduate who has no work experience apply for the same job which does not 'discriminate' based on age. The 32 year old graduate has a greater chance of being picked. Where the firm now has a restriction on age, there is a higher chance of those graduates having the same qualifications or around the same qualifications. I still don't agree with the poster though!

ecolime: The system is really messed up. I believe we will get there one day.

ogaju007: @eddiebruk: i do agree with your views in terms of the society and the respect but we need to understand its not just about working in Nigeria for a Nigerian company. the world is becoming a global village and any company in nigeria would aspire to be part of this village. I have 2 scenarios... 1: if a 23 year old white expatriate comes to nigeria, will the same elders respect him? i bet the answer is yes... we need to change our work culture and ethics to understand your boss is simply your boss end of.

Scenario 2: Employment in Nigeria sometimes goes in an anti clockwise direction quite understandably because of the same society. A masters holder with no work experience in the western world will have 2 problems (a) over-qualified for roles (b) no matching experience for qualification criteria.

lagerwhenindoubt: There are valid reasons for placing limits on job eligibility based on AGE. it is mostly a HR decision but there are some guiding principles

1: In a competitive work-place, you expect the young employees to aspire to positions at the Top-Level. It is a career incentive and a people-centric HR strategy. This way you maximize your human capital to an age range where the employee can dis-engaged and enter similar high-placed positions in other endeavors. You cannot have that much of a career plan at Age 30-40 applying for an entry-level job.

2: In most organizations (especially Financial Institutions), you are a Manager after 8-10 years work experience .. that is like 25-35 years of age. You cannot have a 35-40 year old man working under you and expect to drive him as you do other in-experienced hands under you. He may flare-up and start asking you how old you are, or can't you at least respect his grey hairs. such terse workplace situations are to be avoided. It is sad, but the economy does not favor older persons in place of younger ones especially when work demands you look up to one young brash manager.

3: Health Insurance is also a factor, Young means less likely to have ailments that affect us as we get older say from 30+ and above. It is a period where you can still instill some healthy habits and pay less on BUPA and other Health insurance schemes.

bishopjoe02: It is a usual practice by recruiting organizations to specify age requirements as part of their eligibility criteria. In most vacancies the maximum age for entry level applicants is usually pegged at 27/28 and in some ridiculous circumstances 24/25. After consulting the 1999 Constitution I discovered that this practice is unconstitutional as it is a form of discrimination.
Section 42 subsection 2 states that “No citizen of Nigeria shall be subjected to any disability or deprivation merely by reason of the circumstances of his birth”. Ladies and gentlemen your date of birth and hence your age is a circumstance of birth so also is your sex and ethnicity. Employers have been getting away with this constitutional violation because nobody has challenged the practice rather people go about doctoring their ages so as to meet up with these ridiculous age requirements.

The following are the only jobs that the constitution has placed age restrictions and these jobs are mostly electoral office positions;
1) President ; must be 40 years old...section 131 subsection 2b
2) Vice president; same as that of the president... section 142 subsection 2
3) Senator; must be 35 years old...section 65 subsection 1a
4) House of representative; must be 30 years old... section 65 subsection 1b
5) Governor ; must be 35 years old...section 177 subsection 1b
6) &nbspeputy Governor; ; same as that of the Governor... section 187 subsection 2
7) Members of the house of assembly; must be 30 years old... section 106 subsection 1b

Other jobs include state commissioners and special advisers to governors (which have the same requirements as those of members of the house of assemble) and ministers and special advisers to the president of the federation (which have the same requirements as those of the House of Representatives).

Ladies and gentlemen, taking into account our erratic educational system with its numerous strikes, most students especially those in federal and state higher institutions end up graduating in their mid twenties and when you then factor in the one year NYSC and the waiting period of prospecting for jobs (which could range from months to years) you will notice that a significant number of graduates would have exceeded the maximum age limits placed by prospective employers.

Dear naija jobbers, the wind of change is blowing and we should not just sit and watch our rights been trampled upon and I think now is the time to act. In developed countries you will be prosecuted if you dare place age requirements for any job vacancy.

I do not want to lie about my age because it is not a crime and I shouldn’t be made to suffer for it.

God bless you all.


http://bishopjoe..com/2013/08/age-requirement-is-unconstitutional.html

bamto:

The interpretation you gave this provision is incorrect. Please, check with a correct lawyer, and try again.