Corporate Economics graduate, Nancy Nwabueze, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO, a PUNCH correspondent how her fears as a young woman in search of a job eventually turned into a blessing after embracing a different path to make ends meet You are a graduate yet went into business. When did you first realise you wanted to tow this…
Nigeria’s unemployment rate declined to 4.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, signalling improved labour market conditions. According to the latest report released on Monday, by the National Bureau of Statistics, this marked a decrease from the 5.3 per cent recorded in Q1 2024 and reflected a gradual recovery from the 5.0 per…
The Federal Government is working to reverse Nigeria’s growing unemployment rate, Vice-President Kashim Shettima said on Saturday. Shettima said this at the launch of the Nasarawa state human capital development strategy document and gender transformative human capital development policy framework in Lafia. He stated that the current administration is committed to empowering Nigerians with globally…
The country’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year (Q1 2024) compared to 5 per cent in Q4 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday. According the Nigeria Labour Force Statistics Report, Q1 2024, the employment-to-population ratio was 73.2 per cent, a decrease of 2.4 per…