Tag: Unemployment
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Melaye gives reason for persistent problem in Nigeria
Member Representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Dino Melaye, has given reason why there is persistent problem in the country. TheNewsGuru reports Melaye said the problem in Nigeria is not solely based on the inadequacies or inability of security agencies. He alludes that the problem is based on the blatant disregard for…
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Unemployment: AfDB approves $300m loan to Nigeria
The Federal Government on Thursday confirmed that the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a $300m loan to contribute to job creation, food security and nutrition. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha said this in Abuja at a round-table on tackling youth unemployment in Nigeria. The event was organised by the Bureau…
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Unemployment: Edo state launches EdoJobs 2.0
Edo State Government has launched version 2.0 of its EdoJobs portal, a platform set up to coordinate skills development and job creation initiatives and tackle unemployment in the state. In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on Skills Development and Jobs, Ukinebo Dare, the state government said that there are…
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Technological advancement key to ending youth unemployment – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has said that Nigeria cannot expect to excel as a nation if it does not match words with action in science and technology development. While pledging the commitment of the House to supporting the growth of science in the country, he added that it is innovation…
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We are working hard to reduce unemployment rate in Nigeria – Buhari
…As Kumuyi, Usman, others bag honourary doctorate degrees at University of Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday reiterated his government’s resolve to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. Buhari, who was represented by Deputy Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Chinedu Mafiano, spoke at the 22nd convocation ceremony of the University of…
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ILO projects unemployment, decent work deficit to remain high in 2018
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has projected that the global unemployment rate and decent work deficit will stay at persistently high levels in many parts of the world in 2018. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said this in a report titled the “World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2018” in Geneva. He said the World Employment…
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16 million Nigerians unemployed in third quarter of 2017 — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS has said out of a total active labour force of 85.08 million people in Nigeria, about 16 million people were unemployed in the third quarter of 2017. This was contained in a report on Labour Force Statistics in the third quarter of 2017 published on the bureau’s website on…
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Four million Nigerians lost their jobs in 2017 – NBS
Between January and September this year, 4.07 million Nigerians became unemployed, an analysis of the unemployment report for the third quarter released by the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed. The bureau, in the report made available to our correspondent on Friday, stated that the number of Nigerians that became unemployed rose from 11.92 million…
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Unemployment: Obaseki to engage 4,200 youths in August
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has ordered the employment of 4,200 youths across the state under the Edo state public works programme, from August this year. In a statement signed by the governor’s Chief of Staff, it was also revealed that Governor Obaseki had directed the engagement and training of 50 civil engineers to…
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Full Analysis: Unemployment rate rises to 14.2% in Q4 – NBS
The unemployment rate in the country rose to 14.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2016 from the 13.9 per cent recorded at the preceding quarter. This was revealed in the labour force statistics released on Monday by the Statistician General of National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria, Dr. Yemi Kale. Kale highlights that…