No End in Sight For Unemployment in Nigeria
Minister of National Planning Shamsuddeen Usman has said that Nigeria, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Cote d'Ivoire are among countries in the world facing acute unemployment.
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Nigeria:
Unemployment Acute in Nigeria - Minister
Vanguard, 24 July 2013
THE Minister and Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission, NPC, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, Tuesday, said Nigeria, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Cote d'Ivoire were among countries in… Read more »
Unemployment has taken a toll on youths.
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Nigeria:
Fashola - Oil Boom Cripples Entrepreneurs, Creates Unemployment
This Day, 24 July 2013
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Tuesday linked the debacle of the country's entrepreneurs to oil boom, which he said, culminated in the intractable crisis of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minister - Nigeria Needs U.S.$750 Billion to Revamp Infrastructure
This Day, 5 July 2013
The Minister of National Planning, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, has said that Nigeria will require about $750 billion investment in the next 30 years to restore its failing… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Job Creation Policy, Critical to Solving Unemployment in G20 Countries - UN
Leadership, 18 July 2013
Five years after the global financial crisis, unemployment remains at "unacceptably high levels" in the Group of 20 (G20) leading economies, the United Nations labour agency said… Read more »
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Nigeria:
ICPAN Gives Recipe to Youth Unemployment
Daily Trust, 29 June 2013
The only way to address the growing youth unemployment in the country is for the government to intensify efforts in diversifying the country's economy, President of the Institute… Read more »
InFocus
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Finding employment is becoming increasingly difficult for youth, particularly those who have tertiary qualifications. Read more »