Tag: Unemployment
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Don’t seek jobs, create jobs – Bishop Oyedepo tells Nigerian youths
Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Dr David Oyedepo, has charged Nigerian youths to be job creators rather than job seekers in order to be more impactful.
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Nigeria sitting on keg of gun powder – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigeria might be sitting on a keg of gunpowder, praying that government do the right thing before it’s too late.
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ILO raises alarm about global unemployment in 2024
Global unemployment is expected to rise in 2024, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a cause for concern on the economic horizon.
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More Nigerians enter unemployment in Q2 2023 – NBS
More Nigerians entered into unemployment in Q2 2023, a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed.
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FG targets 0.6% poverty rate, 6.3% unemployment rate
The Federal Government says it targets to reduce poverty rate to 0.6 per cent and unemployment rate to 6.3 per cent by 2030 and 2050 agenda.
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Unemployment rate increases in China as youth confront bleak employment Market
Chinese graduates shared photos of themselves theatrically throwing their degrees into bins, underscoring the bleak outlook as youth unemployment sits at a record high.
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Reason for violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa revealed
The United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP) has disclosed that lack of job opportunities is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa.
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FG blames crude oil theft on worsening unemployment situation
T he Federal Government has attributed the menace of crude oil theft to the worsening unemployment situation in the country. Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while declaring open the 8th Meeting of the National Employment Council on Friday in Abuja.
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2023: We will tackle unemployment, insecurity – Peter Obi vows
Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 election said in Lafia on Saturday that he would tackle unemployment and insecurity if voted into power.
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Ikeja Chamber of Commerce unveils platform to tackle poverty
The Ikeja Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and the Responsible Leaders Concepts Ltd., announce that preparations have been concluded to inaugurate a “Video Wealth” project aimed at tackling unemployment and poverty around the world especially, in Africa. The “Video Wealth” provides an opportunity for young and old people alike to make money, using their…