Unemployment
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Featured
LeLook academy empowers youth with skills to tackle unemployment
A foundation, LeLook Bags Academy, has empowered some youth through skill acquisition to tackle the increasing rate of unemployment in the country. The Managing Director of LeLook, Chinwe Ezenwa, made this known during the graduation ceremony of the “2024 Look and Learn Group Programme” in Abuja on Wednesday. The “Look and Learn” module provided practical training to 15 participants, including…
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Forum urges FG to tackle poverty, unemployment to tame insecurity
The Northern Nigeria Disability Forum (NNDF), has reiterated the call for the Federal Government to intensify efforts in tackling poverty and unemployment to tame the insecurity bedeviling the country. The North-West Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Lawal Abdullahi, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that the call has become…
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Defence
Poverty, unemployment fuel cyber-crime – Expert
A Security Expert, Mr Christopher Oji, has linked the increasing cases of cyber-crime and criminality in the country to poverty and unemployment. Oji said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. NAN reports that cyber-crime is defined as criminal activities carried out online by means of computers or the internet. Oji, a former…
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Unemployment: World Bank, education ministry to spend 10m dollars on youths
The World Bank has expressed readiness to spend 10 million dollars for Nigerian youths to acquire the critical skills needed for employment. Dr Mistura Rufai, the World Bank Education Specialist, was speaking at a two-day Innovation Grant Facilities (IGF) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)/Contract Signing and Implementation Workshop in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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Security
Tackle unemployment, social problems to end insecurity, expert advises FG
According to Dr. Abdullahi Jabi, a security expert, tackling social issues such as unemployment can significantly lower the level of insecurity in the nation. Jabi, the International Institute of Professional Security’s Secretary-General, offered the counsel in an Abuja interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “Insecurity can’t abate for now because of several factors. Some are deliberate while some…
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Election
Kwankwaso promises to address unemployment, insecurity, brain-drain in health sector
Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP has promised to address unemployment, insecurity and brain-drain in the health sector, if elected. Kwankwaso made the pledge during a Presidential Debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) in collaboration with the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja on Sunday Kwankwaso said that if…
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FG set to introduces labour statistics system to address unemployment
The Federal Government is set to introduce a labour statistics system where unemployed Nigerians at home and abroad can apply for jobs in Nigeria. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, told a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday that the move was part of government’s efforts to tackle high rate of unemployment in the country. “With labour statistics…
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NEWS
N-Power: 550,000 applicants qualify for final selection
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says no fewer than 550,000 out of the 1.8 million Batch C applicants have been selected for the final stage of N-Power. Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development made this known at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. Farouq said on the…
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Europe
UK newspaper publisher Reach prunes 550 jobs
British newspaper publisher Reach said on Tuesday it would cut about 550 jobs – 12 per cent of its workforce – after the COVID-19 pandemic hit circulation and advertising. Reach, whose titles include the Daily Mirror and Daily Express, said second-quarter revenue declined 27.5 per cent, with print revenue down 29.5 per cent and digital revenue down 14.8 per cent.…
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CYBER-CRIMES: CWG Offers Academy to Train Youths in ICT to Create Job Opportunities
The Business Director, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), Mr Martins Nwoga, on Thursday said that the organisation had set up an academy to train youths in Information Communication Technology (ICT) which would make them employable, CWG is a leading provider in ICT solutions across the West, Central and East Africa, CWG in partnerships with Veritas Solutions has organised a workshop for…
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