₦airaland Forum

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution of the Governing Boards of all federal parastatals, agencies and institutions.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the dissolution takes effect from Thursday.

Adesina said until the boards are reconstituted, Chief Executive Officers of the affected parastatals, agencies and institutions are to refer all matters requiring the attention of their boards to the President through the Permanent Secretaries of their supervising ministries.

He said the dissolution does not affect Federal Executive Bodies listed in the 1999 Constitution.
He however said the dissolution order covers administrative or technical committees and other similar organs established by the now dissolved boards.

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Hello Unsad,
You shouldn't reduce your age for whatever reason since it is already documented both in NECO and JAMB. A simple background check will fish you out. Except if you want to start all over again and write NECO and JAMB which is needless to me. Also, are you sure you will be able to live with it all your life knowing that you falsified your age? Think twice.

That being said, most engineering firms are much lenient with their age requirements compared to other firms. That does not mean that employers don't look at age. They are just more lenient.

For some funny reasons, I got admission at about your age and finished service also at about the age you are projecting to finish service. You didn't even factor in strikes and unplanned closures that can affect school calendar. You will be extremely lucky to be through with service by 27 years if you are going to a public university. But that has not stopped me from working with 3 different reputable organizations in Nigeria within 2 years of my graduation. The major reason I was able to do that was that I had engineering degree and I finished with a good grade. It would have been much tougher if I had studied a social science course or had less than a 2.1.

Besides, you can always escape the age trap if you decide to pursue further degrees overseas, particularly in the US , Canada or Middle East. It is easier to get a good job over there with an engineering degree. But you need to graduate well and have a good CGPA.

So my advice for you is: enroll for your engineering degree. Focus on your academics and aim to graduate with a first class. It is a very realistic goal. You may slip and finish with 2.1 but with a very good CGPA. That puts you in a good stead after graduation. Your opportunities will be boundless.


Cheers.......