AishaBuhari:
I and family now manages this below... Life continues...

eeya..sorry Aisha Buhari..So because u spoke against ur husband he refused to give u money abi

juwoonn:
If not for fiverr hen! Me and all my four siblings are university graduates and some of us don carry masters sef.

Naija na who you know 99%

You are a wise man even though I don't totally agree with your last statement!

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TourismMan:
High rate of unemployment in Nigeria is no longer a topic for debate as the obvious truth is seen in most families in the country especially those without connections and 'long legs'. The country undoubtedly has been hijacked by the political elites and men/women of substances in high places. These are the people who believe they own the country, therefore, they channel every good thing in the country to themselves including the topic at hand: employment leaving others, the poor and average citizens gasping for breathe for survival in the same country. What a country!

While those in the families of the political elites may not experience one unemployed individual in their immediate and extended family, others in the poor and average families have stockpile of family members unemployed or in some cases underemployed (but that is a topic for another day).

For example in my family, I would use both immediate and extended family to draw my points. Over 85-90% of my family members are currently unemployed. Most of them are graduates in different fields while some are not. These are people under the age of 45. Some graduated from tertiary institutions many years ago with nothing to engage on till now. This however has left me to wonder what the future holds especially for me as I am in university at the moment. God forbid, I wouldn't want to be in a situation where older ones are. I repeat, God forbid!!!

Figuratively, I can count 24 vibrant young men under the age 45 unemployed in my immediate and extended family. I can also count at least 20 women under this same age range (married or single) unemployed. Mind you, most of these people are graduates.

I know people would say, entrepreneur is the solution to the situation, but most of these people can't even have access to N100k to start something. How do they start then with nothing as capital in their hands? Secondly, if the said entrepreneur is that reliable, how come the political elites not encouraging their children and loved ones to subscribe to it but would rather secure gainful employments for them in high places and then resort to advising the poor and average citizens to embrace entrepreneur?

This thread can serve as a poll/platform for Nigerians to pour out the unemployment situations in their respective families for the world to see what is going on in the country called Nigeria. Who knows, these political elites may pause to have a rethink after reading the unfortunate situations going across the country.

Lastly, as a question, how is the unemployment situation in your family? What is the way forward?

Let's tell the world and chart a new course. We can't continue like this. Not at all!!!

During this PMB Tenure I lost my Job
because the Company I was working for can not Cope with the Current Price of Raw Materials in The Market They have to Quit ...
It's Crazy...
Now I need to Survive without a Job...
God will Judge this Present Government with their Policies...

Icon4s:


Being unemployed or underemployed is enough for one to commit suicide in a country like Nigeria where cost of living is high and a lot is being expected of you as a young graduate.

Though I was unemployed for only about 2months after NYSC but was underemployed for a period of 14months. And I will say every single day that passed was always a sad one for me.

I bless God for my liberation.

I have a good number of cousins that were not as fortunate as I was with the labour market (as I even had to make choices when the big jobs finally came).
Some were unemployed for 3-5. Some have ever since been underemployed.
Some have even recently lost their jobs.

It is a terrible situation my brother.

But my advice to you as you are still in school is YOUR CASE CAN BE DIFFERENT. Don't carry that "There are no jobs" mentality into the labour market. It can really be demoralizing and it can make you easily join the band wagon.
I chosed to study engineering at a period when there were no jobs for Engineering graduates in the country. But when I came out of school I saw things differently and I hit the ground running.

It is well with you.

Bros, what did u do differently. Me too na engineering graduate I b

Bless God for the opportunities He opened for some of us to have a regular means of income and not expereince recession at all, but then, people around us nko? One barely has solid ground because too many people around need help, even me self still need God help. It is well sha !

AishaBuhari:
I and family now manages this below... Life continues...

so shall it b if u are pretending

oshe11:
It is well

God will [b]proverb[\b]

God will do what?

IRIEBOY:
we are 7.. 2 employed.. 4 unemployed. the 2 employed are collecting peanuts as salary.. am the only one in school but yet am suffering in school. have not attended class for two weeks because of no money for transport.. food will soon finish.. I regret going to the university( its a waste of time to me)... my street is filled with under payed graduates and unemployed graduates..

Go hustle bro.

donsimo:
Nigerians are not really suffering.
Look around you Someone is buying cars building houses.
The streets are relatively safe.
There is no problem at all.

If you talk about people buying cars and building houses, what is the ratio bro? Or is it supposed to be 1:10/20?

Holiday0299:
I just got duped by one Dr. Mrs Dorcas with the following bank account 0030479715 MBANU ANGELA Unity Bank. Phone: 07030479730, & her colleage Dr. Ben 09032458272. Please beware

How?
Is the person a nairalander ?

Can you explain and share your transactions in details?

I'll report to a mod if you can provide the answers to those questions above
#endSCAM

I'm currently underemployed.
With the highcost of living,
Saving has become so difficult

I'm just hoping

We already know what the politicians do.....but why complain when it is us that put them into office? When it comes time to vote in local or national elections ..... do we really consider if that person will improve our condition?...or we just vote him in because he is 'our party' guy/from our tribe/of our religion? ...and when they screw us over...we complain silently if it's our guy...loudly if he's not....but vote him in again anyways. It is for us to make a change and that can only come about when we hold our elected officials accountable....not by complaining...but by voting them out of office.
On being a graduate and unemployed...why? For the most.... graduates do not want to be employed in a position below the level of their qualifications. No doubt.... there are not enough jobs to employ all graduafes...connections or no connections. More graduates will be employed in their field if they begin to accept any job opening in the company they are targeting. ..gateman..driver..purse holder...whatever...once in..you can move up be a use you have the inside track on job openings inside the company. Pride is the main cause of sooo many graduates being unemployed.
On being an entrepreneur. .... that's the easiest way to go...the way to go even if already employed. The problem...people want to start big...like OP stated... he will need N100K to start a business....is no way you can start a business with N2K?...really?....so we remain unemployed. Naija is ripe for business because there are not many rules and regulations and not enforced.
And at last...... my family members are all employed....absolutely no connections only one doesn't have a 9 to 5 job..but still employed. ...and almost all...have things they do on the side. Graduate or not...there must be something one can do to earn money....there are things that many of us can do to earn twice as much as the little pittance we receive as salary in our white collar all show low pay job. Pride is the biggest barrier.

I know of graduates that earn a little above 10K in a harsh economy like we have here.

What can somebody do with that pittance in 30 days

Holiday0299:
I just got duped by one Dr. Mrs Dorcas with the following bank account 0030479715 MBANU ANGELA Unity Bank. Phone: 07030479730, & her colleage Dr. Ben 09032458272. Please beware

if na true, thru deposits go to d bank and tell dem u made a wrong deposits, if na ur card go to ur bank they can revert it immediately if d person neva Tampa am.if Tampa go to receiver bank with prove and logde a complain they won't allow im to withdraw

Holiday0299:
I just got duped by one Dr. Mrs Dorcas with the following bank account 0030479715 MBANU ANGELA Unity Bank. Phone: 07030479730, & her colleage Dr. Ben 09032458272. Please beware

Why don't you create a separate thread for it

So sad

Tho am a lil bit affected but what I never do is
Blaming the past or present government for the current situation of the economy.

Am also a breadwinner of the family
You can check my signature on how to start a rabbit farm and thank me later

TourismMan:


If you talk about people buying cars and building houses, what is the ratio bro? Or is it supposed to be 1:10/20?

Don't be dense, there are always going to be poor people in any economy.

If life is too hard this country would have been a war zone.
Look around Nigerians are comfortable.
In the comfort of their house complaining about things.
If it matter to them they would shut up and do what it takes to fix their problems.

oshe11:
Wat if I'm planning to join U

Pls Filter it incase of next time.....

Its unhealthy, U dnt wanna be sick ontop this condition

Chineke God!? Savagery at its peak!

Respect55:

What are the many things

Don't mind them. What are the many things. That's how they all talk. Start business they will say, oya bring money they will keep quiet, then some will say with ordinary 20k you can do something. I.e frying akara and plantain chips on the road or boli! Imagine after spending so much money to send me to school then my parents will watch us do menial jobs, it will even kill them faster than we think. How far can d menial jobs carry. Can it even marry a wife or sustain kids. Growing up people who do menial jobs come from very very poor homes. They are able to blend very well with the harsh reality of life because they have been fending for themselves most of their lives with little or no impact from family. By a stroke of luck such people are able to excel because they have been built to weather the storm. But when you tell a graduate who his parents spoon fed to university level hoping to finish and work and start taking care of things to go and be frying akara. Its not fair on such graduate. Not everyone is even meant to be an entrepreneur so I hate it when people say be on your own. If everyone is on their own who will work in office? Personally I have never been the business kind of person. If I do business, except God just favours me that is when I will excel. You see why we don't have exemplary humans in this part of the world. People do things because everyone is doing it not because its our talent.

Respect55:

What are the many things

You could go learn how to fix lashes. Download YouTube videos of that individual lashes installation then go on aliexpress and buy the lashes, glue, dryer, lash cleaner, gelly protector. Women pay up to 15k for that installation. There are other things u can involve yourself in too sha

TourismMan:
High rate of unemployment in Nigeria is no longer a topic for debate as the obvious truth is seen in most families in the country especially those without connections and 'long legs'. The country undoubtedly has been hijacked by the political elites and men/women of substances in high places. These are the people who believe they own the country, therefore, they channel every good thing in the country to themselves including the topic at hand: employment leaving others, the poor and average citizens gasping for breathe for survival in the same country. What a country!

While those in the families of the political elites may not experience one unemployed individual in their immediate and extended family, others in the poor and average families have stockpile of family members unemployed or in some cases underemployed (but that is a topic for another day).

For example in my family, I would use both immediate and extended family to draw my points. Over 85-90% of my family members are currently unemployed. Most of them are graduates in different fields while some are not. These are people under the age of 45. Some graduated from tertiary institutions many years ago with nothing to engage on till now. This however has left me to wonder what the future holds especially for me as I am in university at the moment. God forbid, I wouldn't want to be in a situation where older ones are. I repeat, God forbid!!!

Figuratively, I can count 24 vibrant young men under the age 45 unemployed in my immediate and extended family. I can also count at least 20 women under this same age range (married or single) unemployed. Mind you, most of these people are graduates.

I know people would say, entrepreneur is the solution to the situation, but most of these people can't even have access to N100k to start something. How do they start then with nothing as capital in their hands? Secondly, if the said entrepreneur is that reliable, how come the political elites not encouraging their children and loved ones to subscribe to it but would rather secure gainful employments for them in high places and then resort to advising the poor and average citizens to embrace entrepreneur?

This thread can serve as a poll/platform for Nigerians to pour out the unemployment situations in their respective families for the world to see what is going on in the country called Nigeria. Who knows, these political elites may pause to have a rethink after reading the unfortunate situations going across the country.

Lastly, as a question, how is the unemployment situation in your family? What is the way forward?



Let's tell the world and chart a new course. We can't continue like this. Not at all!!!

I guess you are not from Igbo, otherwise learning trade would have helped.

Tetragramaton:



Don't mind them. What are the many things. That's how they all talk. Start business they will say, oya bring money they will keep quiet, then some will say with ordinary 20k you can do something. I.e frying akara and plantain chips on the road or boli! Imagine after spending so much money to send me to school then my parents will watch us do menial jobs, it will even kill them faster than we think. How far can d menial jobs carry. Can it even marry a wife or sustain kids. Growing up people who do menial jobs come from very very poor homes. They are able to blend very well with the harsh reality of life because they have been fending for themselves most of their lives with little or no impact from family. By a stroke of luck such people are able to excel because they have been built to weather the storm. But when you tell a graduate who his parents spoon fed to university level hoping to finish and work and start taking care of things to go and be frying akara. Its not fair on such graduate. Not everyone is even meant to be an entrepreneur so I hate it when people say be on your own. If everyone is on their own who will work in office? Personally I have never been the business kind of person. If I do business, except God just favours me that is when I will excel. You see why we don't have exemplary humans in this part of the world. People do things because everyone is doing it not because its our talent.

My dear stop grumbling and look to your God. He will give you wisdom. Pray for wisdom and not money. For with wisdom, you'll make money. Ask King Solomon

NwanyiAwkaetiti:
My dear stop grumbling and look to your God. He will give you wisdom. Pray for wisdom and not money. For with wisdom, you'll make money. Ask King Solomon

And who says I am not praying to God please don't let me pour my frustration on you. Were you not the one who wrote someone should look around for opportunities why didn't you ask the person to seek God first! Madam this wisdom you talk about is very profitable for you too. Use it.......

NwanyiAwkaetiti:
My dear there are so many ways to make money... Just open your eyes and tap into that thing you are very good at.

thanks a lot.. am working on that

wtfcoded:
Go hustle bro.

thanks..anytime am on break I huzzle..

donsimo:


Don't be dense, there are always going to be poor people in any economy.

If life is too hard this country would have been a war zone.
Look around Nigerians are comfortable.
In the comfort of their house complaining about things.
If it matter to them they would shut up and do what it takes to fix their problems.

While I would agree with you that everybody cannot be rich, but the ratio of the rich/employed to the poor/unemployed should be considered.

oh ud be going tru ma profile.
i aint got no sti
fucka
u a broke niggi who needs to go home

johnime:
Go and treat your Sexually Transmitted Disease/Infection-STI

donsimo:


Don't be dense, there are always going to be poor people in any economy.

If life is too hard this country would have been a war zone.
Look around Nigerians are comfortable.
In the comfort of their house complaining about things.
If it matter to them they would shut up and do what it takes to fix their problems.

Is Nigeria better than other war zones right now? What is the death toll of people dying from Fulani herdsmen, starvation, diseases, due to lack of adequate medical attention, from accidents due to bad roads, from hypertension due to frustration, from suicide due to depression etc? Nigeria is bad, real bad! I really pity our young graduates and their hopeless situation. I was once in such situation, after graduating from the University. I lived and searched for jobs in Lagos, Abuja etc but all I could get was slavery in disguise. To God be the glory, fortune smiled on me and I was able to raise money and go into business, and I now earn reasonably from diverse sources. I may have enough for myself and equally be of help to family, friends and relatives but I know I could have been like most other graduates today, unemployed or underemployed. Nigeria is a complete sh!thole, the percentage of poor people in Nigeria is overwhelming, there is too much suffering in this country. @Op, now you are still in school, learn graphics, web designing and study English language very well, and if your course of study will allow you, register with Fiverr, Freelancer, Up work or any other freelancing site online, and if you are good, you could be making as much as 150k every month. See your University education as a way to build yourself and not a guarantee to employment.

Respect55:

Chei. Tears �

lolz.. everything will be alright.. I will make it big in life and help so many people. Poverty na joke wey no funny.. when I blow, giving will be my national anthem..