The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended the House of Representatives for passing a bill removing age brackets in employments.
Kenny Awujoola, National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the council in a statement on Saturday, said that the bill will give better employment opportunity to youths.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to stop age discrimination against job seekers in Federal Government Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs).
The bill: a “Bill for an Act to Eradicate the Age Discrimination against Job seekers in Federal Government Agencies,” was sponsored by Rep. Sergius Ogun (APC, Edo) and Rep. Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos).
The Bill seeks to among other things, save from final condemnation, youths who through no fault of theirs, had not gotten employed years after leaving school.
The bill however excludes military and paramilitary…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
