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September 25, 2024

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Tinubu Rejects Bill Seeking to Increase the Retirement Age of National Assembly Staff

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Tinubu rejects bill seeking to increase the retirement age of National Assembly staff President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has refused to approve the bill to raise the retirement age of civil servants working in the National... Read More

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Nationwide Protest Begins Today, August 1

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Nationwide Protest Begins Today, August 1

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Nationwide protest begins today, August 1 The long-awaited hunger, bad governance and unemployment nationwide protest begins today, August 1, and the tension in the country is high as Nigerians (citizens and the government) do not... Read More

August 1, bad governance, economy, hardship, hunger, Nationwide protest, Nigerian News, protest, Senate President, Top 5 stories of the day, unemployment

Obasanjo Reveals Startling Truth Behind Boko Haram’s Origins in Nigeria

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed some crucial insights into the early stages of the Boko Haram insurgency in the country’s northeastern region. Speaking at the launch of his daughter’s book titled “Pillars of Statecraft: Nation-building in a Changing World” in Lagos, Obasanjo disclosed that the founders of the terrorist group attributed their actions... Read More

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February 1, 2023

Obi failed as governor, don’t make him president – Tinubu tells Anambra residents; Senate gives Pantami 48 hours to account for N13.9 billion | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Obi failed as governor, don’t make him president – Tinubu tells Anambra residents Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP), is a... Read More

November 14, 2022

We can no longer vote for poverty – Peter Obi; Buhari returns to Nigeria after 13-day trip to UK for medical checkup | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

We can no longer vote for poverty – Peter Obi Buhari returns to Nigeria after 13-day trip to UK for medical checkup Bayelsa commences closure of IDP camps Naira redesign: We’re working to ease process for deposits in rural areas, says CBN Blame Peter Obi for unemployment in Nigeria – Oshiomhole Across Nigeria’s 36 states... Read More

Adams Oshiomhole, Bayelsa, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), IDP Camps, Medical checkup, Naira redesign, peter obi, poverty, President Muhammadu Buhari, UK Trip, unemployment

President of Ghana leads delegation in event aimed at tackling Africa unemployment

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana, is scheduled to give a talk in a leading pan African conference organised to address unemployment in the continent. The president will give a keynote speech at The LSE Africa Summit scheduled to take place on April 20-21 at the London School of Political Science in the United... Read More

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[The Injustice Blog] The change we were promised is driving people to suicide

The year 2016/2017 marked by suicides in Nigeria. We plummeted from the international happiness index and saw cases of people taking their own lives rise across the country due to majorly economic reasons. Who can forget the doctor who jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge because he was driven to despair by his debts? The... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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November 29, 2017

AfDB sets a target of 25 million jobs for youth over the next decade

The President, African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG), which will likely create 25 million jobs for African youth. Highlights: PYAG, launched on the sidelines of the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum in Abidjan, would provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth as... Read More

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October 30, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Government’s commitment to eradicating unemployment is ‘indifferent’

Unemployment has been with Nigerians for the past 57 years of our independence and it’s yet to receive any working solution from the government. The Army of unemployed youth in the country is growing at a fast speed and it’s not getting the desired attention. Successive Governments have promised to stamp out unemployment in the... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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October 30, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Not Boko Haram, this is the real Nigeria’s ticking time bomb

Over the years, the country has been engulfed in crises that have received enough attention from the government at every level. From Boko-Haram to Militancy and otherwise, govern the ent has devised various means of ameliorating the effect of such crises. But there is a bigger crisis coming ahead for Nigeria which cannot be solved by... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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October 12, 2017

#Impact365: “Unemployment can only be curbed by action, not roundtable conversations” – Mayowa Ajibodu of #ShunUnemployment

The prevalence of unemployment in Nigeria is one of the major setbacks that faces the economy. In the last quarter of 2016, the rate of unemployment in the country went up by 4 percent from 10.4 percent that was obtainable in the previous quarter. Recently, the Nigerian Senate developed fresh interest in tackling youth unemployment... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

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September 6, 2017

We are committed to help fight unemployment – NBC

Nigeria Bottling Company Limited (NBC) says the management trainee programme (MTP) was introduced in order to help the government fight unemployment, Vanguard reports. Highlights: The programme is designed to select best of young talents to play key roles in the company’s future growth. Director, Human Resources of NBC, Grace Omo-Lamai, said NBC remains committed to supporting... Read More

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August 22, 2017

Opinion: Tackling the menace of unemploment in Nigeria

by Gideon Arinze The persistent quest for white collar jobs has turned the minds of many graduates away from embarking on entrepreneurial ventures which are capable of transforming them into employers of labour instead of job seekers. Everyone wants to sit in an office well furnished with air conditions and giving out commands. But... Read More

economy, entrepreneuship, Joblessness, Nigeria's youth, opinion, unemployment

Opinion: Why the National Assembly must lead on wage increase

It is a good development to hear Senator Bukola Saraki’s rhetoric on increasing the minimum wage in Nigeria. As an economist who has written about the pitiable state of the working poor in Nigeria and advocated for a wage increase to reflect current inflationary indices, I would like the senator to match his words with... Read More

Bukola Saraki, minimum wage, national assembly, opinion, unemployment

The Thread: Dr. Joe Abah reveals the secret to landing your dream job

Since last year, Nigeria has been in a recession, and one of the hardest hit areas has been employment. Graduates are plentiful but the jobs are scarce. So scarce in fact, that one has to resort to creative methods to land a great job. Yes, this method has been debated to death, but this is... Read More

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Opinion: 4 things that happen when work becomes boring

by Abayomi Gbade-Bello It would be classified as an understatement to assert that Nigeria has a high rate of unemployment/underemployment currently because this fact is an open secret and a major problem the younger population of the country have had to grapple with over the years. Most employers are aware of this reality, hence the... Read More

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Cheta Nwanze: This is why Nnamdi Kanu is getting more followers

by Cheta Nwanze A month ago, my boss, Kadaria and I, for a TV programme, The Core, got to interview Nnamdi Kanu. It was an interesting drive from the hotel to his place in Umuahia. Two things that struck me, the organisation of his movement, and how close the Kanu compound is, to the... Read More

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Cheta Nwanze: Nigeria is on the brink of an unprecedented revolution. Here is why

by Cheta Nwanze Dem belly full but we hungry A hungry mob is an angry mob A rain a-fall but the dirt, it tough A pot a-cook but the food no ‘nough -Bob Marley The poster above, was posted after Adolf Hitler had been appointed Chancellor of Germany by Paul von Hindenburg. Hitler insisted on... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] What unemployment? N-Power portal is apparently popping

The Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme, N-Power, has the ambitious goal to hire 350,000 unemployed graduates. The process for application is done through a portal which was first opened on the 11th of June, 2016. At that time, 35 million applicants got on the portal within 36 hours. 400,000 applicants got successful last year during... Read More

The Presidential Blog

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This one thing could solve rural unemployment in Nigeria

by Alexander O. Onukwue New data from the Bureau of Statistics continue to show a high level of unemployment and underemployment in the rural areas of the country compared to the urban areas. In the absence of traditional white-collar opportunities in the rural areas, most persons resort to independent means of subsistence, ranging from agriculture,... Read More

Story of the day, Thinking Through

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Why are Nigerian women hustling more than men?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that Nigerian women are more unemployed than men, at the ratio of 16.3% and 12.3% respectively. Also, more women are underemployed than men, at the ratio of 24.2% to 17.9% respectively. As noted in the report, this is a continuation of the... Read More

Story of the day, Thinking Through

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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

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Underemployment: 6 stop-gap gigs for the Nigerian millennial

by Alexander O. Onukwue ‘There comes a time in the life of a man or woman that you drop that certificate and hustle’, the sort of advice that is sure to have come to many a Nigerian youth. With unemployment at 21% and white collar outfits struggling with the Nigeria business environment, it has literally... Read More

Story of the day, Thinking Through

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Understanding the damning numbers on unemployment released by the National Bureau of Statistics

by Alexander O. Onukwue The National Bureau of Statistics, on Monday evening, released the figures of the Unemployment status of Nigeria for the fourth quarter of 2016. As the Nation grappled with the recession, the period between October and December of 2016 was not the most economically convenient months to navigate through for many Nigerians,... Read More

Story of the day, Thinking Through

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 6th of June

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija today: Unemployment rate increases to 14.2% – NBS (FULL REPORT) Reps reportedly summon Adeosun, Okonjo-Iweala, others over alleged breach of Procurement Act NJC must suspend ‘corrupt’ judges again – Presidency

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Unemployment rate increases to 14.2% – NBS (FULL REPORT)

Statistician General of the National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria, Dr Yemi Kale has released statistics of the number of unemployed people and the rate of unemployment for 2016. Kale highlights that unemployed persons has risen to 11.55 million in the fourth quarter (q4) of 2016 from 11.19 million in the third quarter (q3) which... Read More

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Opinion: A teacher’s reward is in heaven while poverty is a present companion here on earth

by Nimi Princewill Becoming a teacher in Nigeria doesn’t exactly align with the prayers of most young Nigerians who seek God’s direction in their search for a glamorous future occupation. Try suggesting the teaching profession to an intending “Jambite” and you’d almost certainly be rebuked for your unreasonable statement, with a fervent “God Forbid!” to... Read More

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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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