Slyp:

same it was to me wen I was in my final year. But today God is making ways for me, it is only grace of God that can see a Nigeria youth through life just keep looking up to God and continue to make any personal effort you can GOD IS wit u

ACM10:

This is the problem with some of our graduates. They say that pride comes before a fall. Some of them are so lost in their superiority complex that they can't bend down to do menial jobs. But I'm amazed that the same folk will readily accept worse jobs when he eventually travels to Europe. I may excuse them on financial ground.
Some of them that mellowed themselves down to do those "undignified" jobs are smiling to the bank. My friend repairs phone when we were in the university. He used the money accrued from his business to train himself and his brother. He never took one naira from his parents during his stay in the university. He continued with the job during and after NYSC. His uncle secured a job for him at First Bank immediately after service with a starting salary of N80,000, but he turned down the job because he makes an excess of N180,000/month from his craft. He is presently doing well.
My other friend is a skilled barber. He packaged himself so well that customers don't bat an eyelid when he tells them to pay N400 for his service. He makes atleast N6000 per day from his job.
Nigerians should learn to use their brain and think of what they can do. They should not always wait on the government to provide job from them. They should explore their God given talents. They should be enterprising. I applaud some Igbos for excelling in this area. Nigerians should copy from them. Government job is to create an enabling environment for jobs creation. Government don't provide jobs.

ACM10:

You see the problem with the mentality of Nigerians. Most of the rich people I know started from a humble beginning. My uncle did an apprentice job as a roadside mechanic for 6yrs. He later studied Mechanical Engineering in IMT, Enugu. He is still a "mechanic" to this day. Rich and fulfilled in his job. No rich man has pride mentality. Only politicians, musicians, and Nollywood actors and actresses have pride mentality. Ofcourse, their wealth is never sustained. Most live above their means and goes broke when event takes a bad course. Pls change your mentality.

ACM10:

Most of the rich people I know started from a humble beginning. No rich man has pride mentality. Only politicians, musicians, and Nollywood actors and actresses have pride mentality. Ofcourse, their wealth is never sustained. Most live above their means and goes broke when event takes a bad course.

mikuz:
The topic says unemployment rate and not underemployment rate.
There is a difference between unemployment and underemployment. A skilled worker who ends up with the job of a unskilled worker cannot be said to be unemployed. A graduate of mass communications who now works as a cab driver is underemployed.

D sage:

See bros, it's quite easier for an illiterate mechanic or bricklayer to further his education than telling a whole graduate after spending several years in school to start learning mechanic/bricklaying. It's not that easy, going to school is move difficult and stressful than learning a work.

I think our educational system/government should be blamed and not graduates.

NOTE; I didn't says vocational skills are bad because I myself had two, learned one before my university education and other while waiting for my NYSC call up letter back then. But the idea of telling graduates to learn mechanic is not easy to accept if you're in their shoes.

D sage:

See bros, it's quite easier for an illiterate mechanic or bricklayer to further his education than telling a whole graduate after spending several years in school to start learning mechanic/bricklaying. It's not that easy, going to school is move difficult and stressful than learning a work.

I think our educational system/government should be blamed and not graduates.

NOTE; I didn't says vocational skills are bad because I myself had two, learned one before my university education and other while waiting for my NYSC call up letter back then. But the idea of telling graduates to learn mechanic is not easy to accept if you're in their shoes.

bayulll01:
now you are taking i wonder some slowpooke wil come here saying shiit,go learn work,go learn bricklayer as ift it easy,a graduate in engineering wil go and learn trade abi,afta all the sleepless night and hardwork,ur goverment don change una tinking in this country nawa o

bayulll01:
now you are taking i wonder some slowpooke wil come here saying shiit,go learn work,go learn bricklayer as ift it easy,a graduate in engineering wil go and learn trade abi,afta all the sleepless night and hardwork,ur goverment don change una tinking in this country nawa o

onatisi:
HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA,
VERY VERY SOON YOU WILL UNDERSTAND,VERY SOON MY BROTHER,DONT RUSH.
LIKE THE SAYING GOES EXPERIENCE IS ALWAYS THE BEST TEACHER.

Ji_sun_pack: What are you talking about? look let me be open and sincere to you. I left a "high" paying oil job in PH to start a farm. This idea came to me when I met a friend that was making times four of my pay in a month.

I got to know about the farm when I visited him during one of my vacations and was dazed with the money he was making, instantly that ugly mask called pride was shredded into pieces and I set my resignation date that very moment. it was like a revelations from God on my way to Damascus.

fast forward. . .I use part of the proceeds from the farm and set up a company which I automatically assumed the CEO and I can confidently tell you that I now employ people like you with their long neck ties.

Unemployment may seem to be a very difficult transition, but what is more harder is for anyone to be unskilled. after collecting let say 350k per month for six years, what do you think will happen to you? Go figure!

D sage:

See bros, it's quite easier for an illiterate mechanic or bricklayer to further his education than telling a whole graduate after spending several years in school to start learning mechanic/bricklaying. It's not that easy, going to school is move difficult and stressful than learning a work.

I think our educational system/government should be blamed and not graduates.

NOTE; I didn't says vocational skills are bad because I myself had two, learned one before my university education and other while waiting for my NYSC call up letter back then. But the idea of telling graduates to learn mechanic is not easy to accept if you're in their shoes.

Rick9 Nairaland Emperor: .

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: the rate is very high. Speculations and source. 90%

2sexy: Who care about the unemployment rate in Naija? No kidding, not bragging, banked N80,000 last friday ($500 to be precised). That's some bankers salary.

The earlier you learn to be business minded, the better for you.

I am in control, no bossing around.

After sometime, I will get the fvck out of the comatose place called Nigeria.

2sexy: Who care about the unemployment rate in Naija? No kidding, not bragging, banked N80,000 last friday ($500 to be precised). That's some bankers salary.

The earlier you learn to be business minded, the better for you.

I am in control, no bossing around.

After sometime, I will get the fvck out of the comatose place called Nigeria.

eledalo: I wonder if Seun, living in Abeokuta, looked for bank loan before setting up NL for you jobless youths to post from your 1000 Naira a month BBs. Dont take offence at this post please.

Emylexray: Tell those graduates to stop combing here and there for jobs. If there are no lucrative offers of employment, they should establish themselves by starting something. Unemployment is a pest that has and still eating deep into the fabric of Nigeria. Let them start something rather than continue waiting for jobs that not readily available. God bless Nigeria!

ba7man: The culprit is the Nigerian educational system that teaches us to be seekers of employment rather than creators of employment. Knowledge acquisition is rarely dynamic in this country, where you can see Lacturers using books from the 70's to teach when the world had moved on over 30years ago. Imagine teaching Architectural students Fotran 77 when they'd rather be better off learning how to use 3-D softwares and Auto-Caad.

bayulll01:
i dont want to descend so low by insulting u,am a chemical engin3r by profsn,y dnt u start ur farm immidiatly u finish ur nysc ho ho afta making million in oil company u now set up ur farm bounch of hypocrit

monosetale: Its probably like 60%- the problem is mainly us the youths, they don't want to do "dirty" jobs- like a guy we served(NYSC) together last year. He was a very skilled barber. And I advised him to set up a high end barbing saloon in lagos or ibadan where he stays after service W̶̲̥̅̊i̶̲̅Τ̲̅ђ about 150k he had gathered from INEC/allowi payments since his family was poor, pointing to him the fact that being §ø Ǧ☺☺ϑ at barbing clients could easily pay him say 300-400 naira W̶̲̥̅̊i̶̲̅Τ̲̅ђ him making thousands daily. He said he's heard and we parted ways after service only for him to send ♍e messag
es to help him to find work and crap.