Unemployment in South Africa, Kenya worse than in Nigeria | See Africa’s unemployment comparison index

by Alexander O. Onukwue As the World continues its full recovery from the Global Economic Crisis of 2008, which led to large gaps in the labour market, coupled with advances in technology, the amount of opportunities available for job-seekers has shrunk considerably. Though the strongest economy in the region (and 21st in the world) by Gross Domestic... Read More

Story of the day, Thinking Through

African countries, index, nigeria, Story of the day, underemployment, unemployment

May 17, 2016

0 Comment

Increase in cost of food caused by rise in inflation (READ)

Nigerians are in for a bumpy ride as the country’s inflation rate rose up to 13.7 percent in the month of April as against the 12.8 percent it was in March. According to the just released April 2016 Consumer Price Index/Inflation (CPI) Report issued by the NBS in Abuja, the inflation rate in Nigeria is... Read More

The News Blog

april, CPI, Food, growth, index, inflation, nigeria

September 2, 2014

0 Comment

Ebola: Panic in LUTH as patient dies mysteriously

by Isi Esene There was panic among patients and medical personnel working at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) as a yet to be identified patient suspected to be infected with the Ebola virus died in the early hours of today. The patient was brought to the hospital by medical staff working at the Murtala... Read More

The News Blog

airport, death, Ebola, ikeja, index, liberia, Luth, MMIA, Patrick Sawyer

January 1, 2014

0 Comment

For the Record: President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2014 New Year message to Nigerians (Full text)

by Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR Between 2007 and 2013, we have almost tripled the allocation for education from N224 billion to N634 billion – and we will continue to vigorously support the sector. We have improved access to education in the country with the construction of 125 Almajiri schools, and the establishment of three... Read More