Unemployment

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has underscored the importance of skill acquisition in the fight against unemployment and general poverty in the country.Okowa said this when the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) in the…

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday said that for Nigeria to overcome the challenges confronting it poverty and unemployment must first be addressed.The Governor said this on Thursday in Abuja at the National…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised a program of “lifetime skills” for adults with lower educational qualifications.The promise is coming as Britain braces for rising unemployment under the economic impact of…

The Federal Controller of Housing in Lagos State, Mrs. Sarah Alawode, on Thursday said its training school for artisans was being revived to bridge the skill gap in the construction industry and to tackle unemployment.Alawode,…

Jordan has reintroduced mandatory military service for young men in the hopes it will help battle the rising unemployment rate amid the coronavirus pandemic. SEE ALSO: Archery Federation Trains over 100 Armed Forces Personnel “We cannot…

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has expressed concerns over the foreign exchange transactions and disbursement of intervention loans by the Central Bank of Nigeria as well as rising poverty and unemployment in the country.The…

Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has challenged the protocols and parameters used by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to arrive at the conclusion that the state was the second largest in terms of unemployment.Emmanuel…

Nigerian author and lawyer, Reno Omokri has slammed jobless men who decide to propose to a woman.According to Reno Omokri, it’s idiotic and not romantic for a jobless man to propose to a lady.Read also: 300 Soldiers Dismissed from…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the total number of unemployed Nigerians is 21,764,617. SEE ALSO: Nigeria’s Waters Infested with Pirates, Worse Than Somalia The statistics are contained in the bureau’s Labor Force Statistics…

Uche Uwaleke, Professor of Finance and Capital Market, on Friday said the country’s unemployment rate in the second quarter (Q2)of 2020 was worsened by the negative impact of COVID-19.SEE ALSO: Shekarau is loyal to Jonathan We Will…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said there will be bumpy months ahead after unemployment data showed that UK job losses hit a decade-high. SEE ALSO: French Watchdog Opens Preliminary Probe Into TikTok Over Privacy “We…

Nigeria’s pension fund managers have seen a sharp decline in the number of new retirement savings accounts as employers cut back on recruitment. Businesses, especially manufacturing firms, have largely been shut down since April after the…

Some Youths in Kwara have urged the State Government to provide them with job opportunities to ameliorate their sufferings.The youths made the demand against the backdrop of unemployment as the country celebrates Democracy…

The Philippines’ unemployment rate soared to a record 17.7 per cent in April, overlapping with a strict and lengthy coronavirus lockdown, the government said on Friday.The rate, determined by a quarterly survey, translates to…

News from Washington reveal that Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said the alarming U.S. unemployment rate reported by the government on Friday may worsen due to the coronavirus lockdowns."The reported numbers are probably…

The U.S. labour market lost 701,000 jobs in March, pushing the official unemployment rate up to 4.4 per cent, from 3.5 per cent, U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics said in a report.However, the data does not reflect the full…

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called on the youth to develop entrepreneurial skills to reduce unemployment.In a statement obtained by the…

The South-West Zonal Leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun for rescuing the youth in the state from unemployment.The NANS South-West Coordinator, Mr Kowe…

Some Yoruba leaders have called on government at all levels to tackle the problem of unemployment among the youths in order to solve the challenge of insecurity in the country.They said without jobs for the teeming population of…

President Mohammadu Buhari on Saturday said education remained the most potent weapon to reduce unemployment as well as social vices in the country.Buhari, who stated this in Jos at the 31 & 32 combined convocation of the…

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Transport says the Lafia Airport on completion will generate employment and enhance socio-economic activities of the people of the state.The Chairman of the committee,  Mr…

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau and Chairman Northern Governors Forum has urged Nigerians in diaspora to invest at home and help to reduce unemployment among the youths.Lalong made the call while delivering a keynote address at the…

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has identified poverty and unemployment as major causes of Boko Haram insurgency in the state.Zulum stated this during the inauguration of a micro credit facility and cash disbursement to petty traders,…

Mr Ekuma Eze, the Director, Public Affairs and Communication, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), bottlers of Coca-Cola, has said that government alone cannot solve the problem of unemployment in the country.Eze said this on Thursday at…

Each time I question some of the theories advanced by successive administrations as reasons for unemployment rate in the country, one thing seems to standout.Aside from the government’s view of unemployment as a consequence of urban…

The Abuja Branch of the Association of Resident Doctors has expressed worry over the increasing number of unemployed medical practitioners in the country.Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday, the President…