The Senate on Wednesday, asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to direct the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity to set up a committee to review the age limits for job seekers in the country to allow competent applicants to be employed.
The resolution followed the consideration of a motion by Senator Ibrahim Gobir.

Gobir cited Orders 42 and 52 of the Senate Standing Rules, and noted that requirement of Ministries Departments and Agencies and other private bodies, which set age barriers, “inadvertently excludes and marginalises skilful and competent prospective applicants from participating in such exercises.”

He said, “Many individuals resort to falsifying their age all in a bid to fall within the required age limit for them to be gainfully employed.

“This development, where a person believes he is unemployable, can lead them to embracing criminal activities and further increase the growing crime rate and insecurity in the country.”

In his contribution, Senator Bala Na’Allah drew the attention of the upper chamber to the Federal Government’s embargo on employment over 13 years ago.

He said the embargo period must be factored into the review of age limits by the Ministry of Labour and Productivity for prospective job seekers in the country.

“I think in the review, that has to be taken into account, and therefore, the age limit can now be raised in addition to the established age. That should be the legal verdict for the review,” Na’Allah said.

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, condemned the discrimination against job seekers as a result of the barrier imposed by the prescribed age limit.

He said, “It is not through a fault of theirs that people are discriminated against. They’ll tell you only 30 years’ limit; meanwhile, someone graduated 10 years ago.”

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When I read job seekers, I feel they care about -- not the poor masses --- just themselves so they can re-apply for a public job position even at a dying age.

chatinent:
When I read job seekers, I feel they care about -- not the poor masses --- just themselves so they can re-apply for a job position even at a dying age.

You people will never see something positive. The masses are the ones that suffer most because of this age limit in job hunting. Now that they are trying to ease things for you, you're still saying they're favouring themselves. The Senate has been proposing reasonable bills lately. We have to commend them for that.

Fantastic!!
This pandemic just destroyed my plan because most government jobs and private do set an age limit of 25-26

So much long overdue.if a 78yrs old buhari can be president and a 75yrs old gambari can be chief of staff to president.i see no reason why a backward regressive nation as nigeria should not repel a law that says a 35yrs or 40yrs old graduate is too old to work in civil service or other government parastatals.

This will be a very good development. They should start from Banks.

Hmm. It will be good o

Way to go

This is nice development

Manofvalor1:
So much long overdue.if a 78yrs old buhari can be president and a 75yrs old gambari can be chief of staff to president.i see no reason why a backward regressive nation as nigeria should not repel a law that says a 35yrs or 40yrs old graduate is too old to work in civil service or other government parastatals.

na this one dey pain me pass......old men without conscience for that matter..!!

Nonsense

Damnnnnn niggarrr
Isoright

iceboy4752:

You people will never see something positive. The masses are the ones that suffer most because of this age limit in job hunting. Now that they are trying to ease things for you, you're still saying they're favouring themselves. The Senate has been proposing reasonable bills lately. We have to commend them for that.

You must be a real niggarrr
Bros Corona viruse try this period

Since he show face ehnnn
Our law makers are now up and doing
Them don dey smart for their reasoning

Now i see why my grandfather keep saying everything in life has a mixed blessing

chatinent:
When I read job seekers, I feel they care about -- not the poor masses --- just themselves so they can re-apply for a public job position even at a dying age.

Check your health please.

Finally my big bros Engineer Okeke can no longer use his usual "Na because I don pass 30 na why I no fit see job" excuse to keep on eating our mama food under papa's house.

Bros Okeke, senate have liberated you, go and apply and get all those oil company jobs now. Finallty One less mouth for mama to feed.

Nigeria - a country were 35 year olds are considered too old to apply for civil service jobs and security agencies, while 78-90 year old dinosaurs are fit to contest for the office of president.
Bloody useless country.

ONE NIGERIA DOES NOT EXIST!

Sounds good somehow

Nice move

Long overdue!!!



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Set up a committee? Forget it

Let's not get too excited yet,it's just a review request.Hopefully, the age limit will be scrapped.

Best decision so Far. Commendable

Lmao

Good move

Good and better off!
Since it is the same old politicians that have been ruling us. And age is not an obstacle to them.

A good one towards the right direction.

If there were jobs it won't be an issue. As a big business owner would you employ at 35 year old man as a graduate trainee or entry level

The Polytechnic vs University degree comes to mind upon reading this thread. It was said that Polytechnic HND shouldn't be discriminated and I think a law was passed. Oya enter the street go seek for jobs with your HND make you know how BSc is more valuable than HND.

Where are the jobs?