Belated as it seems, the recommendation of the Senate asking the Federal Government to direct the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity to review age barrier for graduate employment and create jobs for Nigerian graduates, is commendable and consolatory. It seems to be a genuine expression of concern for the teeming unemployed graduate population in the country. Indeed, there is good sense in the positive review of the age-limit for graduate employment proposed by the Senate. Furthermore, the benefits of any positive review of age-limits mainly concern graduate employment in Federal Government establishments. Reviewing age-limit for graduate employment and job-creation by government MDAs are laudable moves, yet they remain tokenist as a policy addressing the problem of rising graduate unemployment.

Source: The Guardian August 06, 2020 03:56 UTC