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FG Launches Fresh YEIDEP Registration Drive to Tackle Youth Unemployment, Radicalisation

FG Launches Fresh YEIDEP Registration Drive to Tackle Youth Unemployment, Radicalisation

The Federal Government has commenced registration for Batch B of the Youth Economic Intervention and De-RadicalisationProgramme (YEIDEP), an initiative designed to empower 20 million young Nigerians with start-up capital and structured support mechanisms. Nationwide registration…

Ogun Registers 1,629 Women Affinity Groups Under Empowerment Programme

Ogun Registers 1,629 Women Affinity Groups Under Empowerment Programme

The Ogun State Government has recorded significant progress in its women’s economic empowerment drive, registering 1,629 Women Affinity Groups under the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up. The development was announced during programme review sessions held…

Salary Delay Sparks Outrage as SSANU Accuses Government of Undermining University Workers

Salary Delay Sparks Outrage as SSANU Accuses Government of Undermining University Workers

The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has condemned the delay in the payment of February salaries to its members across federal universities, warning that the situation has caused severe hardship…

Federal Character Commission Warns Against Job Racketeering, Introduces Whistle-Blowing Lines

Federal Character Commission Warns Against Job Racketeering, Introduces Whistle-Blowing Lines

The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has declared that it will not tolerate job racketeering in public service recruitment, reaffirming its commitment to transparency and fairness in the process. The Executive Chairman of the commission, Mrs.…

Bauchi Police Begin Screening of Constable Recruitment Candidates

Bauchi Police Begin Screening of Constable Recruitment Candidates

The Bauchi State Police Command has announced the commencement of screening for candidates seeking to join the Nigeria Police Force as constables. According to the Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Sani-Omolori, the screening exercise will…

ILO Report Warns Women’s Jobs Face Greater Risk from Generative AI

ILO Report Warns Women’s Jobs Face Greater Risk from Generative AI

A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has revealed that women face greater workplace risks from the rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), largely because many of the occupations they dominate are…

FEC Approves 100% Gratuity Scheme for Retiring Federal Civil Servants

FEC Approves 100% Gratuity Scheme for Retiring Federal Civil Servants

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a new exit benefit scheme that will grant retiring federal civil servants a gratuity equivalent to 100 per cent of their total annual emolument, in a move aimed…

World Bank warns developing economies face major jobs gap as youth population rises

World Bank warns developing economies face major jobs gap as youth population rises

The World Bank Group has warned that developing economies could face a major employment crisis as millions of young people enter the labour market without sufficient job opportunities. In a blog post published on its…

Zulum Launches ₦2bn Starter-Pack Scheme to Empower 2,970 Borno Youths

Zulum Launches ₦2bn Starter-Pack Scheme to Empower 2,970 Borno Youths

The Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched a ₦2 billion starter-pack initiative to empower 2,970 graduates of vocational training programmes, marking a significant step in tackling unemployment and poverty in the state. At…

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