Musing on Nigeria’s Disturbing Unemployment Rate By Rahma Oladosu     No prize for guessing that Nigeria's unemployment crisis is getting worse. But that is not all, it is also casting an ominous pall on the country. But do our leaders at the state and federal levels worry about...

Nigeria Risks Loss Of N2.27trn Trade, Increased Unemployment   Nigeria may go into economic recession if the coronavirus pandemic persists for months and with the potential loss of N2.27 trillion worth of trade and significant job losses across sectors. Verraki Partners, a business solutions company for Africa,...

Nigeria Needs 30 Million New Jobs By 2030 - W/Bank   Thirty million new jobs are needed in Nigeria by 2030 to maintain the current employment rate, the World Bank has said. It said the projection was based on the country’s current population growth trend and its...

Stipend: NECA Demands Data Of Unemployed Nigerians   The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association has expressed concern at the recent resolution by the Senate to the effect that government should start paying stipends to unemployed Nigerians till they are able to get any kind of employment. Though the...

Group Targets $1trn To End Unemployment In Nigeria African Centre for Global Entrepreneurial Leadership (ACGEL), is pulling together over $1trillion fund for job creation to fight unemployment in Nigeria over the next 10 years. The group said only interested applicants ready for its training and mentorship...

Germany Devotes €20m To Address Unemployment, Migration In Nigeria   The Head of Cooperation, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany in Nigeria, Christopher Wenzel, has said the German government has identified the need to address growing skill gap in Nigeria, particularly by providing necessary skills to...