A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar said he made his first business venture in 1971 when he acquired four pick-up vans in a hire-purchase agreement to start a transport business in Lagos. According to his media office, the former Vice President made the revelation on Thursday night at InterContinental Hotel in Lagos after receiving the Honourary... Read More

atiku abubakar, business venture, educational system, job seekers

May 16, 2017

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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

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

April 4, 2017

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FG to begin online registration of unemployed Nigerians Wednesday

by Dolapo Adelana The Federal Government is set to begin the registration of unemployed Nigerians online as from Wednesday, April 5. The Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Edmund Onwuliri, announced this in a statement, in Abuja on Monday. Onwuliri said the registration was geared towards collecting the... Read More

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Edmund Onwuliri, FG, job seekers, NDE, online registration, unemployment

March 2, 2017

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The Thread: Young people need to look beyond money when getting employed

Experience, they say, is the best teacher. And that experience doesn’t have to be your own. Amara Nwankpa has nothing but good things to say about his internship experience. He advocates that the Nigerian youth should focus on getting knowledge. Like Abang Mercy’s thread and Editi Effiong’s article, Amara Nwankpa’s thread focuses on what an intern... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

Amara Nwankpa, internship, job seekers, labour laws, nigeria, The Thread, unemployment

March 1, 2017

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Editi Effiong: Experience- Even those bad job and internship opportunities are good for you

by Editi Effiong Monday last week, on the verge of signing a major deal, the client’s procurement team sent an email requesting discounts on our costing. The team member who was following up on that transaction was not really a client management person — she had studied marketing, and was working with the strategy team. However, on... Read More

Opinion

Editi Effiong, Horrible bosses, internship, job seekers, opinion, unemployment

February 22, 2017

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The Thread: When sexism puts you in trouble

Patriarchy in Nigeria has filtered down into everything- especially the attitude of a man when he is talking to a woman. So Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s tale reads like something we’ve heard before. Still, it carries the capacity to take you aback. You are left feeling: the effrontery; the audacity; the stupidity. Do see below: Someone actually... Read More

Opinion

attitude, job seekers, nigeria, patriarchy, Sexism, The Thread

November 8, 2016

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Senate moves to scrap age bracket, experience requirements for job seekers

The Senate on Tuesday began moves to remove the age bracket specification for recruitment and employment of job seekers in the country. Senator Matthew Urhogide sponsored the motion on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday. Uroghide while speaking said it was not the fault of applicants that they weren’t employed earlier and should not suffer for... Read More

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age bracket, experience, job seekers, senate

October 19, 2016

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Opinion: Is the Federal Civil Service Commission recruitment exercise a scam?

by Ibironke Oluwatobi The level of unemployment in the country has made recruitment news seem like an oasis in the desert. Job advertisements have beaten commodities like coca cola and gala to attract the most patronage. Whenever these scarce advertisements are made, the attention of millions of people is caught; hundreds of thousands apply, hoping... Read More

apllicants, bureaucracy, Federal Civil Service Commission, job seekers, nigeria, scam, unemployment

September 29, 2016

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The Thread: What will you do to get a job?

Early in the week, a certain message circulated on the WhatsApp messaging platform asking graduates interested in a call centre job with GTBank to converge at Victoria Island for an interview. It even made its way to Twitter. Expectedly, Nigerians showed up at the venue, hoping to get an interview with a Mr. Niyi. Turns... Read More

gtb, job seekers, lagos, nigerians, vi

June 11, 2016

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2014 NIS recruitment: ‘We were not ready’ – Ex-Immigration boss

Former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, David Shikfu Paradang, on Friday, informed an Abuja Federal High Court of how the ill-fated recruitment exercise into the NIS in 2014 was carried out. The Former NIS boss disclosed to the court that the then Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, had failed to carry him... Read More

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Interior Minister, job scam, job seekers, Moro, NIS, Paradang, recriutment

May 23, 2016

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A young woman in Lekki and a young woman in Port Harcourt went to the streets to look for jobs – one has a PhD

With the level of unemployment growing each day, young Nigerians are taking matters into their own hands, literally, and searching for jobs in the most innovative way, especially this young lady. If you’ve seen this photo of this brave young woman and want to help, here’s part of her CV. Pls DM so I email... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

graduate, job seekers, lagos state, lekki, phd, Port Harcourt

May 18, 2016

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The Thread: Are people running away from Nigeria under Buhari?

We are constantly searching for theads on current issues that show where citizens stand, and what you can learn. Following the recent hardship that has been plaguing Nigeria the past year, it appears that some Nigerians can’t handle the pressure to not give up anymore. Instead, more Nigerians have been recorded to be migrating to... Read More

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fuel scarcity, hardship, Ify Malo, job seekers, Migrating, nigerians, one year

August 21, 2015

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100 job seekers march to Ambode’s doorstep (PHOTOS)

100 job seekers within the Lagos metropolis, embarked on a peace match on Thursday, August 20. The unemployed graduates marched in protest of their lack of gainful or any form of employment. The job seekers took their protest to the front-door of the Lagos state government, at the Government House, in Ikeja. See photos below... Read More

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Government House, ikeja, job seekers, lagos, Peace match

June 23, 2015

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Job seekers storm NASS seeking employment

As Senators resume today from their two-week recess, principal officers who will run the affairs of the red chambers would emerge today. In light of this, job seekers invaded the premises of the National Assembly since Monday. Even members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) were also seen rushing to make photocopies of their posting letters... Read More

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employment, job seekers, NASS, senators

January 30, 2012

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Technology 101: Why Every Job Seeker Should Blog

by Oluwatobi Soyombo Mark Schaefer wrote a blog post recently on “7 reasons why every job seeker should blog” and I cannot but agree with the tenets of the post. He ended it with a paragraph that I’ll like to use as the alpha of this piece. Consider it below: “I’ve enjoyed our time... Read More

blogging, blogs, job seekers, Technology 101

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FG to begin online registration of unemployed Nigerians Wednesday

The Thread: Young people need to look beyond money when getting employed

Editi Effiong: Experience- Even those bad job and internship opportunities are good for you

The Thread: When sexism puts you in trouble

Senate moves to scrap age bracket, experience requirements for job seekers

Opinion: Is the Federal Civil Service Commission recruitment exercise a scam?

The Thread: What will you do to get a job?

2014 NIS recruitment: ‘We were not ready’ – Ex-Immigration boss

A young woman in Lekki and a young woman in Port Harcourt went to the streets to look for jobs – one has a PhD

The Thread: Are people running away from Nigeria under Buhari?

100 job seekers march to Ambode’s doorstep (PHOTOS)

Job seekers storm NASS seeking employment

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