A bill seeking to eradicate age discrimination/ restrictions against job seekers in the Federal Government agencies has passed its second reading at the House of Representatives.

Sponsored by Reps member, Sergius Ogun, the bill seeks to stop the practice of disqualifying job seekers on account of their age, who are ordinarily qualifled for positions in the Federal Government agencies."The rationale for this bill is to ensure that no artificial barrier is allowed to preponderate over merit, which rarely has anything to do with age,” he said.

He further explained that it is common to see job adverts, requesting for applications for employment and pegging the age between 25 and 28 years for entry level.

According to him, that system only helps to widen the unemployment gap in the country and must be reviewed

This is a welcome development. Sometimes I laugh at employers who put all those obnoxious age restrictions. Age is hardly a factor in determining an employee's productivity! A 50years old man maybe far more productive than a 25yo.

All those age discrimination should be stopped, even in the private sector! It is contributing to the high unemployment rate in the country.

Employers should learn to always set rules of engagement without biases and make their employees abide by such rules regardless of their ages. Those who break such rules should be punished accordingly. I'm of the above view because some private employers have the mindset of employing younger people they can easily lord over! This is not how businesses work! There should be laws guiding every business and defaulters of such laws should be punished accordingly.
No wonder many businesses are failing.