Unemployment & poverty capital: Any hope for Nigeria?

Nigeria's unemployment rate climbed to 33.3% in the last quarter of 2020

In a recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics, our unemployment rate climbed to 33.3% in the last quarter of 2020 from 27.1% in the second quarter of 2020. The implication of this is that about 23 million able and ready-to-work Nigerians are unemployed and roaming the streets. To make the

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Franklyn Ngwu

Governance & policy