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UNEMPLOYMENT
news and stories about unemployment
Despite the availability of thousands of job vacancies in Lagos, a significant skills gap is leaving many jobseekers unemployed, hindering economic growth.
Rural unemployment in Nigeria has surged to 4.3% in the first quarter of 2024. It rose from 2.9%...
Unemployment motivated 51.6% of business owners in Nigeria's informal sector to start their ventures, according to the 2024 informal economy report by Moniepoint.
The Acting Director, of the Banking Supervision Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Adetona Adedeji, has affirmed the bank's decision to prioritize combating inflation over tackling rising unemployment rates.
Nigeria’s unemployment rate in the second quarter rose slightly from 4.1% to 4.2% representing an increase of just 0.1% when compared to Q1.
In August 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) issued the Labour Force Survey conducted with the new unemployment measurement methodology.
A survey by GetBundi, an online education technology company, has revealed that more than 100 million young Nigerians have no digital skills to take up good job opportunities that require such modern skills.
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) expressed concerns over the recent trend of relocation and divestment of foreign businesses saying it leads to unemployment and tax losses.
As the institution responsible for producing official statistics crucial for economic growth and development, the NBS has a duty to provide up-to-date information to policymakers, taxpayers and the public.
South Africa’s unemployment rate fell to 33.9% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022, from 34.5% in Q1 2022.
In the past seven months (December 2021 and July 2022) Nigerians are experiencing a sharp worsening of the misery index by almost 81 basis point each month.
We outline some of the job roles that are high in demand and the necessary criteria to fit in as a fresh graduate.