House of Representatives considers a bill to reserve 20 per cent job slots for Nigerians with disabilities.

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to make the Federal Government’s ministries, departments and agencies to reserve 20 per cent of job slots for physically-challenged Nigerians.

The law is being proposed in a bill sponsored by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.

The Physically Challenged (Empowerment) Bill 2017, which was first presented in the Eighth National Assembly, was reintroduced and passed the first reading in July 2019. (Punch)