This month, Nigeria’s new government under the All Progressives Congress (APC) with General Muhammadu Buhari will be sworn in to live up to its Change mantra. Change was the party’s rallying theme to win over the electorates. One area change must happen is the labour market where Nigeria faces one of the worst and frightening global statistics on unemployment rates.



Statistics on youth unemployment vary. But all the figures generally indicate that the number of young people out of job is alarming and rising. Government must fix the problem to fix Nigeria. According to the World Bank, unemployment rate in Nigeria is at 22 per cent while the youth unemployment rate is 38 per cent. In its own recent figure, the National Population Commission (NBC) puts the rate of unemployment in Nigeria at above 25 per cent for 2014. The figure rose from 21.1 per cent in 2010 to 23.9 per cent in 2011; and has recorded a steady rise ever since then.

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