Tag: unemployment

‘Brother, cash wa o’ – Tales of graduates who roam around in sun and rain to make earnings through POS

When students complete their tertiary education either in college, polytechnic, or university, they join the colony of unemployed.…

How sport bettings made young Nigerians poorer —PHOTOS

Growing rate of unemployment has really made things worse for common Nigerians. Inflation is on the rise, resulting…

7 categories of citizens Nigeria failed

October 1 is a very special date in Nigeria. It marks Nigeria's proclamation of independence from British rule…

ASUU strike, a disaster digging two graves

This ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is toxic, tormenting and extremely sad. The…

Nigeria needs to create 19m jobs annually to solve unemployment, says Doyin Salami

The chairman of the economic advisory council (EAC), Doyin Salami on Wednesday stated that Nigeria needs to create…

EndSARS protest: Time to fix unemployment is now, says Senate President Lawan

Ahmad Lawan, the president of the Senate has cautioned that another protest in the country looms if political…

US unemployment rate declines to 6.9% in October

The US unemployment rate declined a full point to 6.9 per cent in October, the Labour Department said…

FG set to disburse 2,000 buses to Nigerians

The Federal Government has set up modalities for the disbursement of 2,000 buses as part of efforts to…

21.7 million Nigerians now unemployed, National Bureau of Statistics Says

As of June 2020, a total of 21,764,618 Nigerians were declared unemployed according to the Nigerian Bureau of…

More than 1m Nigerians applied for N-POWER in less than 48 hours, FG reveals

Over 1m people have reportedly applied for the N-Power programme after the application portal was opened for 48…

Don’t rely only on the government for jobs, Chris Ngige tells unemployed Nigerian graduates

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has declared that the government cannot provide everyone with jobs…

Hold your federal lawmakers before they resume plenary

Three years ago, I participated in a debate and Hon. Bamidele Salam was one of the judges. Besides…