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11 Oct
Federal government has said that it will employ more Nigerian youth as firefighters to reduce unemployment and boost the sector.
6 Oct
The federal government says it targets reducing the poverty rate to 0.6 per cent and the unemployment rate to 6.3 per cent by 2030 and 2050.
18 Sep 2023
Dr Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu state, has promised to disrupt the state's incremental growth and grow it sevenfold in his time as the chief executive.
13 Sep 2023
Projections that the country’s unemployment rate would hit 37 per cent in 2023, while the country’s poverty headcount would also rise to 45 per cent are certainly worrisome. The projections emerged from the Nigerian Economic Summit Group...
5 Sep 2023
To curb unemployment and fill the skills gap, Engage Youth Africa Initiative (EYAI) a Pan-African, non-governmental organisation, has emphasised the need for skill acquisition and launched a 10-week jobs and skills mentorship programme for youths.
28 Aug 2023
Exactly how many Nigerians are unemployed is a question nobody may be able to find an accurate answer for in the foreseeable future. This is because Nigeria’s hyped unemployment rate dropped last Thursday, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), government’s agency saddled with the responsibility of coming up with the most accurate figure.
23 Aug 2023
With the unemployment rate increasing across the country, many young Nigerians are heeding the wrong narrative about the relevance of education.
15 Aug 2023
China's government will no longer release youth unemployment statistics, it said Tuesday, but the mood among young people online and on the streets of Beijing left no doubt the situation was dire. Recently, the figure has hit a record every month, with 21.3 percent of young people jobless in June. The July data was expected…
3 Aug 2023
An IT consulting firm, Devosta Solution Limited, has launched an app, 'Dice Tutors' in Nigeria, to reduce unemployment and improve quality education for out-of-school children. Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Ajayi Aiyesa, while highlighting the need for knowledge dissemination and its impact on society, said the focus of the app goes beyond acquiring knowledge…
31 Jul 2023
• Telecoms, brewery, FMCG, building sectors negatively impacted by FX crisis • Experts predict fresh unemployment crisis • ALTON claims sector on queue for forex allocation • Banks embark on fundraising to hedge against currency risk The harsh reality of the economy is fast-impacting sectors hitherto assumed to be immune from the vagaries of the…
22 Jun 2023
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the government to give due attention to the formalisation of apprenticeship policy as a measure to address the nation’s current challenge of rising unemployment.
18 Jun 2023
Parliament or Assembly all over the world wherever it is established is the beckon of democracy and the most significant institution as every constituency in Nigeria is represented in the National and State assemblies.

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Nigerian banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. This comes after the apex bank urged Nigerian banks to expedite action on the recapitalisation of their capital base to strengthen the financial…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed Tinubu's approval of Bello's appointment in a statement on X on Thursday. According to the Ngelale, Dr. Bello is a consummate…
3 hours ago
Hoodlums attacked and set on fire the Neni Divisional Police station in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums numbering about 30 stormed the area at about 2am on Thursday and destroyed several buildings. READ ALSO: First phase of Lagos-Calabar Highway to be completed in three years – FG…
4 hours ago
To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
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The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
5 hours ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
5 hours ago
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
6 hours ago
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
6 hours ago
Persons familiar with the antecedents of Senator Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna State, readily attest to the fact that he is hardly ever deterred by challenges or adversities, no matter how daunting. Stories abound of his daring exploits as a young civil and human rights activist when successive military juntas held sway in Nigeria.…
7 hours ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…