The House of Representatives has approved a bill seeking to prohibit age discrimination against job seekers in Federal Government agencies.
According to the sponsor and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Business, Mr Edward Pwajok, the bill seeks to ensure that no citizen is deprived of employment on the basis of age.He explained that it seeks to eradicate the age barrier preventing youths from being gainfully employed in government agencies.
Good
daveek10 This is good
Finally, a bill a lot of young Nigerians can relate to.
This is the first people oriented bill I have heard of in a while, this is a good one.
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