Nigeria Senate Says 'No' to Proposal on Jobless Youth
The Senate has rejected a motion for the payment of a monthly allowance to unemployed youth in the country.
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Nigeria:
Senate Rejects Proposal to Pay Unemployed Youth N5,000 Monthly
Premium Times, 4 November 2015
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a motion for the payment of N5, 000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
N5,000 - We Won't Renege On Our Promise - APC
Independent (Lagos), 6 November 2015
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians that it will not renege on its campaign promise to pay 5,000 Naira each monthly to 25 million most vulnerable… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Rowdy Session in Senate Over Plans to Pay Unemployed Youths N5, 000 Monthly
Vanguard, 4 November 2015
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a motion for the payment of N5, 000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in the country. Read more »
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Africa:
African Govts Must Pay Attention to Youth Unemployment
Ghanaian Chronicle, 3 November 2015
Africa has always been a great continent with a peerless story. Our story is anomalous because we experienced slavery for about 400years and then followed by colonization which… Read more »
InFocus
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Finding employment is becoming increasingly difficult for youth, particularly those who have tertiary qualifications. Read more »
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The continent is not creating enough jobs to absorb the 10 to 12 million young people entering its labour markets each year, writes John Page of This is Africa. Read more »