employment

October 6, 2017

Buhari will provide 360,000 jobs for the youth soon – Emefiele

Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele has said President Muhammadu Buhari will fulfil his promise to provide 360,000 jobs for youths nationwide. He said this at a stakeholders’ meeting of the operational framework for the Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS). According to him, AADS was targeted primarily at unemployed youths between the ages of 18 and 35.... Read More

360000 jobs, employment, Godwin Emefiele, President Muhammadu Buhari, youth

Opinion: 7 tips to consider while hiring a new employee

by Edikan Uko A company is not only made successful by the leaders or the managers. In fact, it is their team and the employees that put their efforts and struggle for the prosperity of the company. Now one of the toughest tasks for a leader is to hire new employees, as the future of... Read More

employees, employment, Interview, Job description, opinion

The way forward for ethno-religious crisis

It would be inordinate to underestimate the adverse effects of the ethno-religious ‘events’ that has plagued Nigeria for years. It would not be wrong, although, I stand corrected, to state that this crisis began with the debate on which religious group or ethnic group is superior; in the light of how one ethnic group practices... Read More

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education, employment, empowerment, Ethno-religious crisis

Institutions

Opinion: DSS lopsided recruitment | Buhari belongs to somebody

by Adesina Tosin Nathaniel An online news portal Premium times published on the 28th of April 2017 a report detailing a strange recruitment exercise by the Department of State Security Services. The agency had commissioned 479 cadet officers after their passing-out parade in Lagos on March 5, 2017, after a nine-month training programme under the... Read More

Buhari, DSS Recruitment, employment, job seekers, nigeria, opinion

MTN sacks 280 staff

by Dolapo Adelana Telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria has disengaged 200 full-time employees and 80 contract staff. The move is part of a restructuring exercise in line with the company’s IGNITE transformation initiative to reposition it into diverse segments of the economy including digital payments, financial technology (FinTech) etc. According to a source in the company, MTN... Read More

280 staff, employment, IGNITE, MTN, workers

The Thread: Nigerian graduates can’t get a job without NYSC cert, but Buhari can barely provide his SSCE

by Dolapo Adelana Can Nigeria ever be great? That’a a million dollar question on the lips of many which remains unanswered. With corruption at its peak and a lack of integrity of its leaders, the greatness of the country remains questionable. A Twitter user, @_feoluwa has once again brought to the fore the weakness of... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

employment, graduates, lawmakers, nysc, President Muhammadu Buhari, The Thread

February 26, 2017

FG to employ additional 350,000 graduates – Presidency

by Dolapo Adelana The presidency says as part of its Social Investment Programmes, (SIP) it plans to hire 350,000 more unemployed graduates under the N-Power Volunteer Corps. According to the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande, President Buhari has requested appropriation of N157.75B... Read More

350000 graduates, employment, FG, GEEP, Presidency

December 17, 2016

Foreign companies must start employing more Nigerians – Immigration

The Nigerian Immigration Service has said it would ensure that multinational companies in the country employ enough Nigerians. This was stated by the Comptroller-General, NIS, Mohammed Babandede in Abuja. Babandede said the service would not allow importation of labour into the country at the expense of Nigerians in 2017. He said, “Nigeria, at this time,... Read More

employment, foreign companies, Immigration, Multinationals, Niheriams

December 14, 2016

Fayose cancels appointment of 400 staff of Ekiti University

Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, has cancelled the recent employment of 400 persons employed by the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital by chief press secretary to the governor, Idowu Adelusi, Fayose said the employment was marred by irregularities. Adelusi said the university... Read More

400 workers, Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State University, employment

November 29, 2016

Would this be the proper way to deal with horrible employers? (WATCH)

A few months ago, watching the media mogul (-ette, if you’re still stuck with misogyny) and business woman, Oprah Winfrey share seminal moments of her life at the 2014 student-led interview of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, something easily slipped by in an anecdote she recounted. Something that has now been dredged up by a totally unrelated... Read More

Arya Stark, Bill Cosby, employment, Horrible bosses, Jordan Anderson, Jourdan Anderson, Ohio, Oprah Winfrey, slavery, U.S.A

November 22, 2016

Opinion: Rethinking the future of education in Africa: Agenda 2063 in focus

by Oyindamola Johnson I had the opportunity of attending the recently held World Bank Group Youth Summit on “Rethinking Education for the New Millennium” in Washington, D.C. The 2-day summit brought together experts from different sectors around the world, as well as young emerging global leaders from over 90 countries, to deliberate on issues focusing... Read More

africa, economy, education, employment, Innovation and Technology, nigeria, opinion

November 17, 2016

Timeline: President Buhari’s administration may actually be creating jobs

During the campaigns, President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC made unemployment a focal point. The key promise was to provide millions of jobs through the proposed Social Protection Programme, an intervention programme aimed at lifting citizens out of poverty. The Social Protection Programme was formally launched by the president on May 29, 2016, and one... Read More

Dangote, employment, Jobs, Lagos State Government, NBS, nigeria, president buhari, unemployment, VP Osinbajo

November 9, 2016

Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: So you think you are poor? [NEW VOICES]

by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfewa One of my biggest mantras this year has been “Your current status is directly connected to what you know”. When you know what you need to do about anything, you can take control of your circumstances and can influence your outcomes. That being said, no one is really poor, even in these... Read More

Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfewa, Buhari, creativity, economy, employment, nigeria, poverty, recession

October 20, 2016

Ambode grants woman immediate employment at town hall meeting (WATCH)

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday granted a middle-aged woman instant employment. The governor who was at a town hall meeting in the state heeded to the woman’s request. The woman dressed in red, told the governor she wanted to become a sports coach and he directed his Special Assistant on Sports to give her a... Read More

Akinwunmi Ambode, employment, middle-aged woman, town hall meeting, Video

September 23, 2016

Opinion: The true story of unemployment among youth in Nigeria

by Segun Adebiyi Since the inception of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian news has been abuzz with many issues including corruption, the security threat posed by the Niger Delta Avengers and other militant groups, fuel crisis and above all, the current economic recession that has imposed harsh economic conditions on the vast majority of Nigerians,... Read More

APC, education, employment, Jobs, Muhammadu Buhari, NBS, nigeria, unemployment

September 19, 2016

The Thread: Thinking of leaving your day job? Here are a few things to consider

Social media activist, Japheth Omojuwa has been counselling tweeps about employment opportunities. Seeing as recession is proving itself to be more than just a word in the Nigerian landscape, you might want to pay attention. Kindly see below: Get a new job before you leave. Better to be unhappy and not hungry, than unhappy, jobless... Read More

employment, Job, nigeria, recession

September 18, 2016

Federal University Lafia sacks 35 staff over scarcity of funds

The appointment of 35 non-teaching staff of the Federal University, Lafia, has been terminated by the institution over its inability to pay their salaries. This development was made known on Sunday in Lafia by Mohammed Sanusi-Liman, Vice Chancellor of the university, who said the institution took the decision due to paucity of funds. According to Sanusi-Liman the affected staff, include 11... Read More

education, employment, Federal University Lafia, Mohammed Sanusi-Liman, salaries

August 25, 2016

#NIS2000: The disengaged officers must undergo screening test – Comptroller-General

The Federal Government has insisted that those earlier dismissed by the Nigeria Immigration Service make themselves available for a test next week. The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammed Babandede, told reporters on Wednesday in Abuja, that the exercise wasn’t a new development in the service. The Service had earlier announced in a statement that the decision... Read More

dismissal, employment, exercise, Nigeria immigration service

August 17, 2016

10 secrets every serious manager should know

by Segun Awoyemi Managing a group of people anywhere in the world to achieve set objectives in a workplace is very difficult. Inspiring them to be a better version of themselves can be harder – you need to explain, appeal, goad, force, advise, even manipulate employees to get desired results. It is difficult because being... Read More

Change Management, companies, employment, entrepreneur, HR, Indomie, manager, salary, Segun Awoyemi

Picture of Nigeria in Turbulence

Saatah Nubari: WE will take back our country from THEM in 2019… get ready

by Saatah Nubari I rented an apartment about a week ago and the compound had a big generator house—that was part of the building plan—where tenants kept their generators. The owner of the compound had already done the generator connections for every flat, so all I had to do was to search the generator house... Read More

BET Awards, central bank of Nigeria, diepreye alamieyeseigha, employment, FIRS, infrastructure, Jesse Williams, Muhammadu Buhari, N-Power, nigeria, Politics, poverty, somalia, William Ryan, youwin

Ile-Ife to get $1.4 billion Technology hub from American company

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi‎(Ojaja II), on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with a US based company SpringPort Technological Group to build a Technology, Media City and Agriculture Incubation Hub in Ile-Ife. This was contained in a statement released by Moses Olafare, Director of Media and Public Affairs to Ooni’s Palace. The investment, which was signed at... Read More

American, diaspora, employment, hub, Ife, Ooni, Osun, technology

Buhari will ‘put smiles on the faces of young Nigerians’

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, promised that his administration would create more employment opportunities for young people and ultimately put a smile on the faces of Nigerians. This, the President said in an address delivered on Wednesday, at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2016 Batch ‘A’ stream II at the National Youth Service Corps permanent... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

economy, employment, Industries, Jobs, nigeria, president buhari, smile, treasury, youths

Reno Omokri: Buhari’s potty trained minister, Chris Ngige

By Reno Omokri Psychologists say that when you spend time with a person who has a strong and dominant personality, you must consciously watch out against the possibility of being overwhelmed by that personality to the extent where you find yourself taking on some of their traits. Being a pastor, I have seen this up... Read More

banks, Buhari, employment, Ngige, opinion, Reno Omokri

‘Fragile security of the nation’ threatened by mass sacking in banks – Ngige

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige is not relenting in his threat to commercial banks who flout the directive not to sack workers even as the fortunes of the banking sector continues to nosedive. blasts NECA for being ‘unpatriotic’ and supporting rebel banks The minister in a fresh attack, has lambasted the Nigeria... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

banking, Chris, economy, employment, government, Ngige, sector

We’ve kept our promise, we’ve created jobs – Lai Mohammed

As a result of the commencement of the N-Power job creation programme, the Federal Government has said it has fulfilled its campaign promises to provide employment for the citizenry. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday at the South-South Town Hall Meeting organised by his ministry.... Read More

APC, employment, Jobs, lai mohammed, N-Power, nigeria, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

N-Power

Over 400,000 people register on FG’s jobs portal in 36 hours

Over 400,000 unemployed persons have “successfully registered” on the N-Power jobs portal of the Federal Government – npower.gov.ng. Since being opened for submissions on Sunday, June 12, the website has had 403, 528 applicants while it has received over 35 million hits since Saturday midnight. A statement released on Monday by Laolu Akande, Senior Special... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

@apcnigeria, APC, employment, FG, job portal, N-Power, npower.gov.ng, VP Osinbajo

Zimbabwe betting shop - Photo credit: UN.org

SPECIAL REPORT: Nigerians are making a big bet

by Mazi Emeka The Bet9ja betting shop at Ojuelegba bus stop, Surulere, Lagos is a relatively small space made even smaller by the large number of people crammed into it. On one side of the shop, above the counter, on which a number of desktop computers are set and bookmakers take orders from customers, a... Read More

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FG provides jobs for 500,000 unemployed graduates [DETAILS]

The Nigerian government has announced the collection of applications through its internet portal for the N-power empowerment programme. The programme will see to the training and employment of 500, 000 unemployed youths. This was contained in a statement signed by Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant (Media & Publicity) in the Office of the Vice... Read More

$500, 000, Buhari, employment, FG, graduates, N500 billion, NPower, Osinbajo, vp

Senate to Ngige: Come and explain your threat to banks

Comments made by the Minister of Employment and Labour, Chris Ngige might have landed him in trouble with the upper legislative chambers of the National Assembly. The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions made known to the National Assembly its intention to have the Minister come before it to explain the nature... Read More

banks, economy, employment, Labour, license, Ngige, retrenchment, senate, workers

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