Unemployment – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:17:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Unemployment – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Nigeria Must Create 27 Million Jobs by 2030 to Avert 30% Unemployment Spike – NESG https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-must-create-27-million-jobs-by-2030-to-avert-30-unemployment-spike-nesg/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-must-create-27-million-jobs-by-2030-to-avert-30-unemployment-spike-nesg/#respond Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:17:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=468475 The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has issued a strong warning that Nigeria must create at least 27 million new jobs by the year 2030 to avert a possible unemployment and underemployment rate surge to 30 percent. The group stated that with the population of working-age Nigerians projected to hit 168 million by the end [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-must-create-27-million-jobs-by-2030-to-avert-30-unemployment-spike-nesg/feed/ 0 NECA Urges Federal Government to Tackle Soaring Unemployment Rates https://www.theinfostride.com/neca-urges-federal-government-to-tackle-soaring-unemployment-rates/ https://www.theinfostride.com/neca-urges-federal-government-to-tackle-soaring-unemployment-rates/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:20:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371340 In a resounding call to action, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the Federal Government to take decisive measures in addressing the escalating unemployment crisis. With joblessness reaching alarming levels, NECA asserts that concerted efforts are essential to stimulate economic growth, create employment opportunities, and secure the future of the nation’s workforce. **The [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/neca-urges-federal-government-to-tackle-soaring-unemployment-rates/feed/ 0 Nigeria’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 5% – NBS https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-unemployment-rate-rises-to-5-nbs/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-unemployment-rate-rises-to-5-nbs/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:47:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371203 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a rise in Nigeria’s unemployment rate to 5%. This development underscores ongoing challenges in the country’s labor market and highlights the need for concerted efforts to address unemployment and underemployment among the population. The increase in the unemployment rate may be attributed to various factors, including population [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-unemployment-rate-rises-to-5-nbs/feed/ 0 NECA Fears Sachet Alcohol, Styrofoam Ban May Worsen Unemployment https://www.theinfostride.com/neca-fears-sachet-alcohol-styrofoam-ban-may-worsen-unemployment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/neca-fears-sachet-alcohol-styrofoam-ban-may-worsen-unemployment/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:24:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=370462 The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed concerns that the proposed ban on sachet alcohol and styrofoam packaging materials may worsen unemployment in the country. This raises considerations about the potential impact of regulatory measures on industries and employment. As Infostride News closely monitors these developments, comprehensive coverage will be provided, including insights into [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/neca-fears-sachet-alcohol-styrofoam-ban-may-worsen-unemployment/feed/ 0 Nigeria’s Q2 Unemployment Edges Up to 4.2%: NBS Report https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-q2-unemployment-edges-up-to-4-2-nbs-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-q2-unemployment-edges-up-to-4-2-nbs-report/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:15:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=365127 Infostride News recently reported on Nigeria’s labor landscape, drawing insights from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Labour Force report for the second quarter of 2023. In this period, the country’s unemployment rate saw a marginal increase from 4.1% to 4.2%, signaling a modest uptick of 0.1% compared to the first quarter. Gender Disparities in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-q2-unemployment-edges-up-to-4-2-nbs-report/feed/ 0 Federal Government’s Ambitious Plan: Creating Firefighting Jobs to Tackle Youth Unemployment https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-governments-ambitious-plan-creating-firefighting-jobs-to-tackle-youth-unemployment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-governments-ambitious-plan-creating-firefighting-jobs-to-tackle-youth-unemployment/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:46:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357326 The Federal Government has embarked on an ambitious plan to alleviate youth unemployment by creating a multitude of job opportunities within the firefighting sector. The revelation came to light as Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, announced this groundbreaking initiative during the official launch of new firefighting equipment, which included 16 fire trucks and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-governments-ambitious-plan-creating-firefighting-jobs-to-tackle-youth-unemployment/feed/ 0 The federal government targets a $6,000 GDP per capita and a 6% unemployment rate by 2030 https://www.theinfostride.com/the-federal-government-targets-a-6000-gdp-per-capita-and-a-6-unemployment-rate-by-2030/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-federal-government-targets-a-6000-gdp-per-capita-and-a-6-unemployment-rate-by-2030/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:04:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356655 During a press briefing in preparation for the Nigeria Economic Summit scheduled for October 23 to 24, 2023, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, unveiled the federal government’s ambitious goals for the nation’s economic growth. First and foremost, the government aims to elevate Nigeria’s GDP per capita to $6,000 by 2030, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-federal-government-targets-a-6000-gdp-per-capita-and-a-6-unemployment-rate-by-2030/feed/ 0 South Africa’s unemployment rate drops to 33.9% in Q2 2022 https://www.theinfostride.com/south-africas-unemployment-rate-drops-to-33-9-in-q2-2022/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-africas-unemployment-rate-drops-to-33-9-in-q2-2022/#respond Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:32:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331290 South Africa’s unemployment rate fell to 33.9% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022, from 34.5% in Q1 2022. This was disclosed in South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released today. The drop in the latest unemployment numbers is a welcome relief from the record highs reported for Q4 of 2021. This reduction in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-africas-unemployment-rate-drops-to-33-9-in-q2-2022/feed/ 0 How Nigeria can quickly reduce its rate of unemployment – Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/how-nigeria-can-quickly-reduce-its-rate-of-unemployment-pat-utomi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/how-nigeria-can-quickly-reduce-its-rate-of-unemployment-pat-utomi/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:26:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323174 Professor Pat Utomi, Founder/CEO of the Centre for Values in Leadership has stated that Nigeria must focus on its educated young and unemployed population to double its GDP in 5 years. Utomi disclosed this while being a guest of Sunday Politics, an interview programme on Channels TV hosted by Seun Okinbaloye. The former presidential aspirant hinted [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/how-nigeria-can-quickly-reduce-its-rate-of-unemployment-pat-utomi/feed/ 0 WTTC: Nigeria’s tourism industry lost 770,000 jobs to coronavirus https://www.theinfostride.com/wttc-nigerias-tourism-industry-lost-770000-jobs-to-coronavirus/ https://www.theinfostride.com/wttc-nigerias-tourism-industry-lost-770000-jobs-to-coronavirus/#respond Sat, 28 Aug 2021 20:53:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305152 The tourism industry in Nigeria lost 770,000 jobs as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect across the country, the World Travel and Tourism Council said on Monday. It disclosed this through the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, adding that about $4.5tn was lost by the industry globally due to the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/wttc-nigerias-tourism-industry-lost-770000-jobs-to-coronavirus/feed/ 0 Dealing with rising unemployment, poverty, insecurity https://www.theinfostride.com/dealing-with-rising-unemployment-poverty-insecurity/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dealing-with-rising-unemployment-poverty-insecurity/#respond Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:56:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303377 The reduction in employment shrinks disposable incomes and consumption. A falling consumption further swells inventories, leading to additional cuts in variable costs, including labour – a decision that frequently renders many people unemployed. When this cyclical process continues uninterrupted as it has become in Nigeria, poverty and social tensions increase. And when a society becomes [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dealing-with-rising-unemployment-poverty-insecurity/feed/ 0 Unemployment: PDP Governors Accuse FG Of Frustrating Facebook https://www.theinfostride.com/unemployment-pdp-govs-accuse-fg-of-frustrating-facebook/ https://www.theinfostride.com/unemployment-pdp-govs-accuse-fg-of-frustrating-facebook/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:00:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302166 Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have urged the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led government to collaborate with the state governments to tackle the unemployment crisis ravaging the Nigerian Youths. The PDP Governors made the disclosure on Monday in a communiqué read by the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Mohd [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/unemployment-pdp-govs-accuse-fg-of-frustrating-facebook/feed/ 0 Unemployment And Insecurity Must End For Nigeria To Work Again – David Mark https://www.theinfostride.com/unemployment-and-insecurity-must-end-for-nigeria-to-work-again-david-mark/ Thu, 02 Jan 2020 23:28:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=244280 Ex-President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has begged the federal government to provide a clear road map for Nigerians to follow this new year. According to him, the road map is important because every government should be a role model to its citizens. He urged governments at all levels to make sure they tackle [...]

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]]> We Will Give Seven-Year Loans To Nigerian Corpers – CBN https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-give-seven-year-loans-to-nigerian-corpers-cbn/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:43:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235022 The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that it will provide loans to National Youth Service Corps members to begin small and medium scale enterprises, which will be paid in seven years. CBN Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele disclosed this in Abuja as he received the NYSC Director-General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, in his office. He [...]

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]]> FG Must Work On Our Unemployment Statistics – Prof Augustine Ikelegbe https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-must-work-on-our-unemployment-statistics-prof-augustine-ikelegbe/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:11:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=231075 A Professor at the Institute for Security Studies, Lower Usman Dam, Abuja, Prof Augustine Ikelegbe, has come out to say that Federal Government must focus on the unemployment statistics the country is battling with. He also urged Nigerian universities to work on how they educate their graduates, as they must be taught to embrace new [...]

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]]> Atiku Will Tackle Issues Of Security And Unemployment – Jennifer Abubakar https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-will-tackle-issues-of-security-and-unemployment-jennifer-abubakar/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 02:33:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226351 Wife of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr (Mrs) Jennifer Douglas-Abubakar, has asked Nigerians to have their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) ready, and ensure it is used to vote out the current government if they really want democracy. Her words, “If you are tired of the hunger and starvation, joblessness and [...]

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]]> The Rising Unemployment In The Country Is An Issue – Senate https://www.theinfostride.com/the-rising-unemployment-in-the-country-is-an-issue-senate/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 18:02:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181305 The Senate, on Tuesday, has shown joy at the report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that Nigeria’s economy was hurriedly bouncing back. A statement issued in Abuja by the Senate Spokesperson, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, said it was a sign of growth that the economy rose by 0.55 per cent in the second quarter [...]

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]]> Adams Oshiomole Urges FG To Establish Labour Unemployment Centres https://www.theinfostride.com/adams-oshiomole-urges-fg-to-establish-labour-unemployment-centres/ Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:24:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117885 Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, has called on the Federal Government to establish labour unemployment centres across the federation. Oshiomhole made the call on Tuesday in Abuja when he paid courtesy call on the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige. He said that the call was necessary to enable the ministry have comprehensive [...]

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]]> Mass Unemployment Looms In Nigeria – SSANU https://www.theinfostride.com/mass-unemployment-looms-in-nigeria-ssanu/ Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:00:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109476 The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), yesterday, said that mass unemployment looms in the country following epileptic power supply that is hampering the operations of industries. According to the National President of SSANU, Comrade Samson Ugwoke, who raised the alarm at the SSANU 2015 National Delegate Conference holding at the University of Nigeria, [...]

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]]> Zimbabwe fails to curb escalating Unemployment Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/zimbabwe-fails-to-curb-escalating-unemployment-crisis/ Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:50:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102979 The Zimbabwean government is struggling to deal with a worsening unemployment crisis as companies collapse or are forced to make redundancies. Officials in the country have tried to stop the trend by passing laws preventing organisations from laying off workers and forcing them to give workers severance pay, but economists warn the number of jobless [...]

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]]> #Unemployment > La Casera Company Allegedly Sacks 700 Workers Over Unionism https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-la-casera-allegedly-sacks-700-workers-over-unionism/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:30:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-la-casera-allegedly-sacks-700-workers-over-unionism/ Lagos-based beverage company, La Casera Company Plc has sacked about 700 workers over unionism leading to protests, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. The workers said they are protesting because the company’s management responded to their efforts at unionism by firing all of them. In its defense, the company described the protest as an [...]

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]]> #Unemployment: German industrial giant Siemens to axe about 11,600 jobs   https://www.theinfostride.com/unemployment-german-industrial-giant-siemens-to-axe-about-11600-jobs/ Fri, 30 May 2014 13:49:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45642 German industrial giant Siemens plans to eliminate about 11,600 jobs around the world as part of a major restructuring, a company spokesman told AFP on Friday. "These jobs will be cut," the spokesman said, confirming remarks made by chief executive…

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]]> European stocks rise in low-volume trade https://www.theinfostride.com/european-stocks-rise-in-low-volume-trade/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:16:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8206 European stock markets moved higher on Friday in low-volume trade, aided by upbeat Spanish unemployment figures, but gains were capped after sharp losses elsewhere following more weak data from China. In afternoon deals, London's benchmark FTSE 100…

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]]> Hewlett-Packard says 5,000 more job cuts needed https://www.theinfostride.com/hewlett-packard-says-5000-more-job-cuts-needed/ Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:19:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7120 Struggling US computer giant Hewlett-Packard plans to slash 5,000 more jobs than previously announced because of a difficult business environment, a regulatory filing shows. HP will eliminate 34,000 positions by the end of its fiscal year next October…

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]]> UK Government considers EU immigration cap of 75,000 a year https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-government-considers-eu-immigration-cap-of-75000-a-year/ Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:10:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5061 Proposal emerges among range of measures including tougher employment criteria in leaked government report

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