Skills gap in Lagos: Thousands of job vacancies, but no takers
Despite the availability of thousands of job vacancies in Lagos, a significant skills gap is leaving many jobseekers unemployed, hindering ...
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Rural unemployment rises to 4.3% in Q1 2024 as Nigeria’s labour force participation drops
Rural unemployment in Nigeria has surged to 4.3% in the first quarter of 2024. It rose from 2.9% in Q1 ...
51.6% of informal businesses started due to unemployment in Nigeria – Report
Unemployment motivated 51.6% of business owners in Nigeria's informal sector to start their ventures, according to the 2024 informal economy ...
CBN: We choose to fight galloping inflation against high unemployment
The Acting Director, of the Banking Supervision Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Adetona Adedeji, has affirmed ...
Nigeria’s unemployment rate rises marginally to 4.2% in Q2- NBS
Nigeria’s unemployment rate in the second quarter rose slightly from 4.1% to 4.2% representing an increase of just 0.1% when ...
New NBS employment measurement system: Is unemployment problem solved in Nigeria?
In August 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) issued the Labour Force Survey conducted with the new unemployment measurement ...
Over 100 million Nigerian youths lack digital skills – Report
A survey by GetBundi, an online education technology company, has revealed that more than 100 million young Nigerians have no ...
Capital Flight: NECA warns of unemployment and tax losses as businesses leave Nigeria
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) expressed concerns over the recent trend of relocation and divestment of foreign businesses saying ...
Why NBS must release Nigeria’s unemployment data – CSJ
As the institution responsible for producing official statistics crucial for economic growth and development, the NBS has a duty to ...
South Africa’s unemployment rate drops to 33.9% in Q2 2022
South Africa’s unemployment rate fell to 33.9% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022, from 34.5% in Q1 2022.
