Nigeria’s youth unemployment crisis is deepening as approximately four million young people enter the labour market annually, while the economy generates only between 300,000 and 400,000 jobs each year, stakeholders have warned. The concern was…
Nigeria has called for urgent investment in lifelong learning and workforce development as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) opened its 2026 International Labour Conference in Geneva on Monday, 1 June 2026. The conference has brought…
The Federal Government and the United Kingdom have strengthened their partnership on skills development to prepare Nigerian youths for employment opportunities both locally and in the global labour market. The agreement was reached during a…
The International Labour Organization has warned that rapid changes in the global labour market, driven by digitalisation, artificial intelligence, climate transition, and demographic shifts, could deepen inequality if governments fail to strengthen lifelong learning systems.…
On a humid morning in Magboro, Lagos, in March 2020, Ms. Nsidibe Glory Abraham reported for duty at The Alternative Bank (AltBank) just as Nigeria edged towards lockdown. Within days, businesses shut, streets emptied, and…
The Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Umar Namadi, has urged graduating students of Sule Lamido University to remain resilient, innovative, and value-driven as they navigate Nigeria’s challenging labour market. Speaking at the institution’s 2nd Combined…
The World Bank has revealed that only 10.5% of Nigerian women are engaged in wage and salaried employment, underscoring persistent structural barriers to formal job access despite high participation in the labour market. The finding,…
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…
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, has called for human-centred and rights-based policies to address rapid technological change and growing fragmentation in the global labour market. Mr. Houngbo made…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has disclosed that job losses across Nigeria’s labour market led to N8.43 billion in pension withdrawals within a three-month period, as affected workers turned to their Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs)…
