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BUHARI’S ‘DEEL’ WITH NIGERIAN YOUTHS By FEMI ADESINA What’s the deal for youths in the country, particularly from the Muhammadu Buhari administration? That is a question that often comes from different quarters. Well, the deal for the largest demographic composition, representing about 65% of our population, has been encapsulated under the acronym DEEL. And it’s…
What’s the deal for youths in the country, particularly from the Muhammadu Buhari administration? That is a question that often comes
Unemployment in Nigeria The March 15, 2014, stampedes that left at least 16 people dead during a recruitment exercise by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) had served the major purpose of drawing global attention to the alarming rate of unemployment in the country. About 520, 000 people were shortlisted for the NIS recruitment exams, at the end of which only 4,556 would have been recruited based on the available vacancies. To register for the exams, the applicants had paid N1000 each, meaning the NIS raked in about N520 million from jobless citizens. The applicants were to sit for the exam...
Advertisement JobStart scheme launched for young people Posted: 10:35 am April 15, 2021 SHARE Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has officially launched the JobStart scheme for young people at a virtual meeting with employers today. The £20million employer incentive scheme, which went live on April 2, is designed to support 16-24 year olds facing additional employment challenges due to the impact of Covid-19. Two further interventions have been introduced by the Department for Communities this week to help create employment opportunities for young people and remove barriers for tho...
The JobStart scheme for young people has officially launched at a virtual meeting with employers. The £20million employer incentive scheme, which went live on April 2nd, is designed to support 16-24 year olds facing additional employment challenges due to the impact of Covid-19. Two further interventions have been introduced by the Department for Communities this week to help create employment opportunities for young people and remove barriers for those seeking employment. These are an Opportunity Guarantee strand of the Work Experience Programme and an Expanded Adviser Discr...