NECA Warns Of Unemployment Implosion

[Shola Sholaz]

RECENTLY, employers in Nigeria, under the umbrella of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, gathered in Lagos, at its 56th Annual General Meeting, AGM, to review socio-economic and political environment in the country in the last one year and as the impact on business operations.
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FOR NECA every action, policy and decision of government should have job creation as target, to address the unemployment crisis in the country.
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Addressing the gathering, President of NECA, Chief R.U Uche, lamented that in spite of government reported growth in the economy, "with our Human Development Index ranking 153 (out of 186 countries), coupled with lamentable ratings in health, education, and per capita income, Nigeria remains one of the poorest countries in the world and still bunched with the 30 poorest countries in sub-saharan Africa.

[Folami David]

Unemployment is something we should work on in this country. Our youths will do well if we were all gainfully employed.