Reps push bill to raise retirement age of persons with disabilities

Persons with disabilities have lower earnings and are sometimes in low-skilled, part-time, and informal job settings with subminimum wages

The House of Representatives has passed through second reading a bill to amend the discrimination against Persons with Disability (Prohibition) Act, 2018 for upward review of their retirement age 65 to 70 years or 40 years of service. Sponsored by Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos), the bill seeks to a

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