Insecurity Crippling Economy, Worsening Unemployment – LCCI         The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said the insecurity challenge in the country is crippling economic activities and making the unemployment rate worse. At the chamber’s 2021 edition of the Security Meets Business Conference in Lagos, the...

The Nexus Between Unemployment and Summer Lessons, by Anthonia Ojoma Adejoh       Growing up as a child was really hectic when it  comes to schooling and having holiday . My school was meant to close by 2pm afterward, my parent went ahead to organised an after...

Nigeria Going through Its Worst Unemployment Crisis - W/Bank   Nigeria is currently going through one of its worst unemployment crises in recent times, a new report by the World Bank has stated. The multilateral institution also noted that the socio-economic challenges facing Nigerians in the last...

High Unemployment Rate Threatening FG’s Poverty Reduction Plan – AfDB       The Director-General of the African Development Bank Group’s Nigeria Country Department, Mr Lamin Barrow, has said the Nigerian government’s plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030 is threatened by the high...

FG Curbing Unemployment, Vandalism With Modular Refineries - Sylva         The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said that with the completed and ongoing modular refineries, the federal government is set to tackle unemployment and incessant pipeline vandalism. Sylva spoke during the ground-breaking...

Retirement Age Increase Aggravates Youth Unemployment — ABCON       Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has cautioned against increasing the retirement age stressing this works against policies aimed at reducing youth unemployment in the country. The Association stated this in its Quarterly Economic Review...