eddiebruk:

In this sense i would put that on our low level of educational standards, if you go outside Nigeria you will find out that our Nigerian Certificates are practically useless and has no value, because we lack proper educational standards, the only credible university in Nigeria is AUN (American University of Nigeria) they are they only university with an Internationally recognized Degree...many nations have gone past the stage of education Nigeria is adopting right now, the world has gone past where handouts, copying notes during lectures, and teaching a Information Technology student in the University and he only gets to see what the inner part of a computer looks like in his 3rd year, Nigeria Lacks so many things in our Educational aspects, Medicine as it is is very wide yet Nigeria still covers it in one course, whereas other countries are splitting it into Surgeries, Opticians, Dentistry, Physicians, and other aspect of medicine, yet Nigeria will want to teach you all in one there by lacking specificity in one, take example someone studying information Technology and after his Universities he now wants to work in the IT industry what kind of Specialist/Professional Job will Nigeria provide for him, when truly the IT industry is very wide..? this is where he now has to do another one year of professional studies on a particular information technology course to help him focus on one Area of the IT world...this is what the Foreigners do to beat our system of education, they get professional with
what they study and not just for exams sake.

A Nigerian Graduate will tell you he is a mechanical Engineer...? how can you call yourself a mechanical engineer, what mechanical Machine can he handle..?

Why a foreigner who services the engine of an airplane will call himself a mechanic with specificity on planes, a Nigerian will call himself a Mechanical Engineer with no basic training/professionalism on mechanical engines

Lexo22: And the revolution has just started, how? By copying and pasting this article on your Facebook wall, WhatsApping /pinging it to ur contacts by so doing, you have participated in the revolution and I believe they will still pass the information across...

kenjudy: I think first of all, d legal practioners in d house here should start dis war for us to follow. Many jobbers will be afraid to join without proper foundation, as they stand d chance of not been employed as well after d fight or whatever name u chose to give it. If d law takes it up, we can then find a solid ground to stand on. Becos as job seeker, fighting ur supposed employer without proper foundation and hope of winning at last as in a country like naija where anything is possible, u'd be surprised things might get worse after d rally cos dis country has made it clear dat d more money u possess, d more power u weld. Imo tho

Xzhibit: dis is d typ of bill dat should be presented in d floor of our house proper delibration.

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

mr_king: We can start by signing a Petition!! Honestly! This madness must stop!! Due to age factors! Jobs like KPMG, PWC, GTB, UAC, ACESS bank, UBA, Zenith, PZ, CADBURYand other firms has eluded me! Nothing can be as horrible as meeting †ђξ full requirements only to be restricted by AGE!! Pls I'm ready to put in M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ all for this! What ever it takes! I will be a frontliner of †ђξ protest!!! Even though I finnally got a Job now! That doesn't mean I should remain silent on this! Pls! We need to be united to achieve this! Mods! Pls take this to †ђξ FRONT PAGE!!

xykms101: Stop spewing rubbish dude, no matter how you prepared yourself for the future in nigeria and you stil have no ladder, believe me there's no how you will get to the top.

Or are you telling me that most of our jobless graduates also toyed with their future?

....Democracy is the biggest mistake nigerians ever condoned.

Let's all stand for disintegration or the return of the military regime, if we can get this done believe me, everybody will definately get on top of his/her situation.

P.Stacks:


Ok. Let's even say the constitution says minimum age limit, does the constitution provides for incessant ASUU strike?

Now ASUU is on strike, who pays for the 5 weeks wasted in these students life. Time is of the essence, when ASUU strikes, JAMB takes 2 years from you and you end up graduating 27 and still compulsorily have to give 1 year to NYSC, who is to blame for that. Or are they expecting my age to stand still while ASUU is on strike. Time waits for no one you know.

I can't suffer from the Country's in-efficiency and still get discriminated against by an employer on age grounds when my head is bubbling with ideas. This is a real serious issue that must be looked into. Infact the country must be looked into.

Nigeria and her plenty never ending problems

xykms101: And what exactly are you insinuating?

...What do you want nigerian youths to do? ...they should stop thinking about going to school or what?

No one is to blame for this but our present government.

pappilo:

You think you are clever but you are extremely dim. HR decision or not, it is illegal! If a slowpoke like you had any authority, black people would still be sitting at the back of the bus! Puta!

chukwuinya: are we talking about d constitutionality of age limit,if i may ask is there anything done in this country that is within d dictate of our so called constitution?sorry to say this but we must start somewhere probably from here

jp philips:

why dont you start by telling us what you did with the last 10yrs of your life?
do you expect everyone to wake up with you because you confused 9am with 9pm?
I don't think so

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

jp philips:


at 21 a lot of people are graduates or have defined a career path for themselves, the fact that you went to coma doesnt mean the world went to a pause.

ogaju007: This shows how backward Nigeria is in terms of Human Resources legislation. What has age got to do with your ability to perform? this kind of discrimination does not support nor help the poor. how about people that could only afford to go to uni after 30? Later some people will be comparing Nigeria to UK and US? hmmm i rest my case.

PHIPEX: The earlier this issue is settled by the court and prohibited the better for Nigerian youths. Months ago I was invited by KPMG for an aptitude test only to be turned back at their gate because according to them they just realised that am a year older than their cut-off age. Even though am out of the group of unemployed youths but many people are still constantly frustrated for reasons that are not of their making. Now ASUU is still making matters worse for our undergraduates tomorrow they will tell you our graduates are unemployable.

These are the kinds of bills those senators who couldn't sponsor a single bill in 2 yrs should catch in and make impact in our lives.

jp philips:

if you are opportune to go to uni at 30, then you have made a poor decision unless u ve established a career before then.
not every event is an opportunity, uni at 30 is not, 17 it is.

bishopjoe02:
fresh and younger graduate? It seems u are still in school, majority of Nigeria, graduate between the age of 24-26, due to some economy reasöns, like Jamb, ASUU etc, plus the compulsory one year service, for those that have a spill-over (extension) d story is different, with these factors, how many Nigerians do u think will meet the age requirement set by most firms.

sholay2011:
What is wrong with this one? Ranting about because he got lucky or fortunate in life? Smh.

ogaju007:

@JP Phillips: There is no law that says uni at any age is an opportunity... I do understand ur thoughts might be limited to your immediate environment which is why you feel that way however, my opinion is anybody that has a quest for knowledge can decide to go to UNI when he/she so desires. I can decide at 45 to go and studt Medicine, will that be a bad decision? should i be discriminated against because of my Age?

jp philips:

those things you call opportunities are abundant for everylife that is God 's promise to us, if he could fend for grasses in the field much less you made in his image.
the question is; what did you do with yours? or you want to blame people for your own failure?

the Op here is blaming an employer who gave him an opportunity where his govt has failed.
22.5m Nigerians voted this same mess of a govt, yet not ashamed to complain where it has failed, does it make any sense?
what goes around comes around.

jp philips:

stop talking nonsense you graduated when you did as a result of the decision you made and the opportunity you have, re you cursing people who are more privileged than you are? must you go to university to make it in life?
how many experts in Nigeria have a University degree?
did you see messi or samuel etoo in any university?

how can you throw away 26yrs of your life and want to be pitied for your error?
wen we left sec. my friend's dad told him that he is good at fixing things that he want him to learn automobile mechanic, he refused insisting on mechanical engineering, but when waec result came out, he narrowing passed maths.

father made it clear that he cannot waste his education trust fund on someone who wants to be an engineer with poor mathematics, den we were just 17.
his dad enrolled him with a 2yrs internship programme with denso in US, these guys are no close to be rich, they spent little for that 2yrs, accommodation provided by the aunt who lives there, tuition free but he cleans and arranges workshop and the company provides his food.

Denso at the time has a big contract with Toyota and other car companies so his training was intensive.

armed with an automobile competence certificate, he returned to Nigeria at 19yrs.
his father used his trust fund to hire his first workshop, by the time we were 25yrs this guy is already a multi millionaire, by the time we left the University he was already invested heavily in real estates, parts importation and auto sales.

by 29yrs when we met last he has 6 mechanical engineers on his payroll and an expert.

a lot of people have similar stories the problem with our youth is too much noise, ignorance and acute buffoonery.

you waste 30yrs of ur life trying jamb yet u blame govt, when will you give up and face your talent? when your sponsor retires and you sing to the world you have no privilege?

my first employer was a french guy with a competence certificate nothing more yet he paid my bills for years before I came to my senses.

blame blame blame! that's wot we are good at, no work at all, today is blaming employer s for their own jobs? gimme a break!.

this lousy mindset u have is the reason we have very high rate of unemployment.

turn on ur tv what do you see? our youths are watching big brother, maltina dance show, stuupid things, that contribute nada to their wellbeing, they are so poorly informed, once they open their mouths they ooze of emptiness.

Nairaland front page is not left out of this anomie im talking about, tonto today celebrity tomorrow.

How can you expect good decision from an empty head?

bishopjoe02:
from your post, i doubt if you are in Nigeria, at what age did you graduate, dont be a kettle that is calling pot black, entreprenuer, hw many of them are making it in Nigeria, were is the funds, not everyone have it all go as your friend, do you knw d cost of USA visa, u nid to wake up and face reality, Nigeria Economy does not encourage private venture, all-else you have someone that will bankroll your idea.

bishopjoe02:
from your post, i doubt if you are in Nigeria, at what age did you graduate, dont be a kettle that is calling pot black, entreprenuer, hw many of them are making it in Nigeria, were is the funds, not everyone have it all go as your friend, do you knw d cost of USA visa, u nid to wake up and face reality, Nigeria Economy does not encourage private venture, all-else you have someone that will bankroll your idea.

bishopjoe02:
from your post, i doubt if you are in Nigeria, at what age did you graduate, dont be a kettle that is calling pot black, entreprenuer, hw many of them are making it in Nigeria, were is the funds, not everyone have it all go as your friend, do you knw d cost of USA visa, u nid to wake up and face reality, Nigeria Economy does not encourage private venture, all-else you have someone that will bankroll your idea.

yame014:

Good one...I was about to raise that observation. The guy probably didn't school in Nigeria and if he did, he probably went to a private university. What Jp phillips should know is that not all Nigerians can afford d tuition in private universities. In my earlier post on this topic, i made mention of someone who finished secondary sch at the age of 17, got admitted into the university (federal) at 19 and graduated at 24 after spending five years with no spill over but due to ASUU strikes. By the time he was mobilised for service, he was already 25 and finished serving at 26+. Now are we going to say he wasted 26yrs of his life schooling? or he didn't make the right choice of school?