A demographic dividend that was supposed to power Africa’s largest economy into the front rank of 21st century nations is rapidly morphing into a demographic catastrophe, BusinessDay findings revealed.
With 70 percent of its citizens under thirty-five and 3.5 million new labour-market entrants
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Royal Ibeh
Royal Ibeh is a senior journalist with years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s technology and health sectors. She currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where she writes in-depth stories on digital innovation, telecom infrastructure, healthcare systems, and public health policies.
