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The Organised Labour in Nigeria on Tuesday announced suspension of its planned protest over planned removal of subsidy on fuel by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN). The latest decision was taken shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari announced suspension on the removal of fuel subsidy. The new pump price was...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is preparing to stage a nationwide strike should federal government continue with the planned increase in fuel prices. On Sunday, January 3; the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, urged workers and the citizens to prepare for total war against the fuel price hike. Wabba also named...

 Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the President, African Development Bank (AfDB) says the bank is targeting to create 25 million new jobs by 2025.Adesina said this when he delivered a lecture on “Social Media, National Security and Social Change: Bridging the Gap for Development in Africa’’ in Lagos. According to a statement...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that 20 per cent of the full-time workforce in Nigeria lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The NBS disclosed this in a study jointly conducted with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and released on Tuesday. The report,...

  The Federal Government is expected to kick off its Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme on Tuesday. The programme aims to place 20,000 skilled young Nigerian graduates (under the age of 30) into jobs in private and public sector organizations around the country. The jobs will last for 12 months, will...

Nigeria has the third highest unemployment rate at 33.3 per cent, while South Africa has the highest rate among a list of 82 countries, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. According to the report, South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 34.4 per cent in the second quarter from 32.6 per cent. Naimbia...

  The Federal Government has allayed the fears of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) workers of any lay-offs as plans to concession four major international airports in the country get underway. Aviation minister Hadi Sirika gave the assurance at a virtual meeting with aviation stakeholders in Lagos, on...

The World Bank has stated that Nigeria is facing an acute job crisis that puts pressure on irregular migration for Nigerians, who are seeking to leave the country. The World Bank disclosed this in its report titled, ‘Of Roads Less Travelled: Assessing the Potential for Migration to Provide Overseas Jobs...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said it was developing  a Tertiary Institutions’ Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES) to re-orientate, train and finance entrepreneurship ideas by Nigerian graduates. The CBN Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele, stated this in a goodwill message to the 35th Conference of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities,...

The Federal Government has expressed optimism that its forthcoming “EnjoyNigeria Expo” would generate 100,000 new jobs between 2021 and 2023 in the trade sector of the Nigerian economy. Mrs Kemi Arodudu, Director, Investment Department, Ministry of Industry Trade and Investments disclosed this on Thursday in a statement by Tunde Hassan,...