Tag: unemployment
N-Power success stories validate programme, by Onyema Dike
If you have been following the news lately, on and off social media, you must have been apprised of the N-Power programme, which has...
I entered politics because of unemployment – Rotimi Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that he joined politics because of unemployment.
In an interview with The Punch published on Sunday, Amaechi said...
Unemployed, 28, arraigned for alleged assault, causing grievous hurt
A 28-year old unemployed man, Godfrey John, on Tuesday appeared before a Kabusa Grade I Area Court, Abuja, charged with assault and causing...
Poverty, unemployment to blame for illegal migration – Emir Sanusi
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has attributed the excessive quest by Nigerian youths to engage in illegal migration to poverty and unemployment.
The emir...
Court sentences unemployed to 2 years imprisonment for stealing batteries
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old unemployed man, Gabriel Peter, to two years imprisonment for stealing two generator batteries,...
6 things to do when you can’t get a job
Being unable to get a job is not the end of the world. It’s important to keep pushing and not let frustration consume you.
There...
Deal decisively with joblessness and poverty, Elumelu tasks African leaders
“Embrace legacy, you are not here forever,” Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu, urged policymakers as he...
Ikpeazu, Ambode, Obaseki for Freedom Online lecture
The challenge of unemployment and its negative effect in a developing economy will be the focus of discussion at the first annual lecture of...
Economic recession: Resign now, PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to step down following official confirmation that Nigeria has slipped into economic recession.
Africa's...
Ambode looking for scapegoat in clampdown on street trading
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it has commenced a total enforcement against street trading and street hawkers, saying that the law banning...