Chemical engineers have called for a new policy and strategy that would reposition Nigeria’s renewable energy sector towards solving the challenge of irregular supply, create jobs, and boost the industrilisation of the country.    National President, Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE), Onochie Anyaoku, led the call at a workshop on ‘Renewable energy systems: Practical…

The Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (CANMPSSAN) has called for effective engagement between management and employees of organisations

The management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals has disclosed that the 650,000 barrels per day project will create jobs for at least 250,000 Nigerians when completed and fully operational next year.

Sanwo-Olu To Establish Hubs For Artisans  The Lagos State government, yesterday, rolled out plans to engage at least 4,000 youths for employment opportunities to address the scourge of unemployment in the state. The youths will be engaged through Lagos State Graduates Internship Placement Programme (LASGIPP), under the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, and in…

To mitigate societal challenges, chemical engineers have been advised to focus more on industry-specific projects and solutions that could benefit the people and help to grow the economy.     A former senior official of the Nigeria Raw Material, Research and Development Council, Dr. Daniel Ayo made the call during the yearly public lecture &…

Earlier in the year, the National Assembly revealed that it had suspended a Federal Government planned recruitment of 774,000 Nigerian youth under a Special Public Works programme. Tackling youth unemployment anywhere in the world is as tedious as it is imperative, but for Nigeria with the unemployment rate currently at 27.1 per cent, according to…

The Federal Government has commenced training for 100 unemployed Nigerians in livestock and vegetable production. The training, done through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), is part of the Federal Government’s renewed efforts to revamp the country’s agricultural sector, under its Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme (SADTS). Speaking at the flag-off of the scheme, at…

• Say CBN’s policy on forex is affecting sector Chemical workers, under the aegis of National Union of Chemical Footwear Rubber Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees (NUCFRLANMPE), have called on the Federal Government to save their jobs and the industry from collapse, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) policy on the foreign exchange (forex)…

With plans to train five million young Nigerians in employability skills and link three million to jobs by 2025, Chief Executive Officer of Jobberman Nigeria, an online training and job placement website, and Managing Director, ROAM Africa Jobs, Hilda Kragha, in this interview with Gloria Nwafor, speaks on how the company will host the largest virtual career…

Activecode Business Hub has promised to float over 100, 000 new jobs between now and December, as part of efforts to reduce unemployment and other challenges arising from the Coronavirus pandemic. Its Managing Director, Dr. Theophilus Ogumbe, in a statement, yesterday, in Calabar, said Africa and Nigeria could reduce unemployment and fight poverty, if potentials…

State and local governments with appropriate land and water resources have been urged to embrace coconut cultivation and value chain development as part of development and business activities to diversify the economy, create additional sustainable jobs and increase forestation for better quality of life. The calls came as the World Coconut Day was celebrated yesterday…

One of the largest British retail clothing companies, Marks & Spencer, will cut 7,000 jobs over the next three months across its stores and management due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.