1. Lack of employability skills (Mr. Kenedy Brake, Formal kokodiagbene Youth leader and director, Brakin resources, Source:www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/99-todays-graduates-employable/, sept 2014)

2. Failure of school curriculum to place emphasis on practical concepts of entreprenuership/ Too much emphasis on theoretical education than entreprenuership exposure (Prof. Peter Okebukola, Formal ambassador to belgium and Botswana, source: www.punchng.com/news/why-nigerian-graduates-are-not-employable/Punch, April 30,2014)

3. The quality and focus of training offered by the universities were not in tune with the needs of society(Prof. Julius Okojie, NUC executive secretary, Source: www.thebeat99.com/discussion/are-nigerian-graduates-employable-15-04-13)

4. Most of the programmes run in the universities are irrelevant (Prof. Sola Fajana, V.C Ayo babalola University, Source: Daily independent, October 2, 2013)

5. Employers stating job experiences for fresh graduates (Jessica Akano, Dohemy Service, Source: Rubbin minds, Channels television, www.channelstv.com/2014/03/30/nigerian-graduates-are-employable-hr-consultant/)

6. The university lecturers are not retrained i.e They fail to update themselves, so they cannot impact new knowledge (Prof. Mosto Onuoho, Formal technology adviser to shell petroleum Development company (SPDC) Source: www.thisdaylive.com/articles/-why-nigerian-graduates-are-unemployable-/82902/)

7. Lack of basic mental, social practical and developmental skills to function effectively at assigned jobs(Mrs. Alfred, 62 convocation of the university of ibadan, source: P.M Nigeria, Nov 22, 2010)

8. Many Nigerian Youth do not get employment because they do not know how to seek for it. (The Association of chartered certified Accountant (ACCA), thu 6th March, 2014 source:m.allafrica.com/stories/201403060992.html/ hotNigeriajobs.com)

9. The quality of education in Nigeria is low (Prof. Oye ibidapo obe, VC federal university Ndufu-Alike (FUNAI))

10. Most curricula used in the university system today are outdated and no longer in tune with current realities (Abiola Solanke, Source:dailypost.ng/2014/04/21/abiola-solanke-nigerias-educational-system-unemployable-graduates/ Daily post, April 21,2014)

11. Lots of Nigerian graduate are unskilled and there is an urgent need for tertiary education to be equiped with more skills (Jo Beall, Education and society, British council, Source:businessdayonline.com/2014/10/stakeholders-advocate-graduates-employability-skills-upgrade/ Business day, October 21th, 2014)

12. Lack of digital skills and digital creativity (The Nigerian computer society(NCS) source: www.ncs.org.ng Dec 1, 2014)

13. No examiners, supervisors, lecturers were able to detect their low IQ, intelligence when in school (source:thepointernewsonline.com/?p=20903)

Interesting!

This is so true!

Reasons why Brilliant Nigerian students travel abroad to study

All this factors na wash.
...
NO advise to develop or correct this ways

mtcheeeew

na JONATHAN be UNEMPLOYMENT

JAREEEEEEE

OP thanks for this post. But I seem to have problem with No 5. " So Many graduates do things that they should not do but they
think it is strategics/ Employers
stating job experiences for fresh
graduates" from what I understand, I think the problem here is with employers rather than job seekers (fresh graduates) because most of the time, employers state like 2 - 3 years work experience thereby making it almost impossible for young graduates in nigeria to secure a good paid jobs.... So what I dont understand is saying that "so many graduates do things that they shouldnt do". More light please! Or was that a typo?

FriedPlantain:
Nigerian graduates are unemployable, nigerian graduates are overrated, nigerian graduates are this, they are that.........who the heck are producing the same graduates y'all are castigating? The same set of mofos saying we are unemployable are the same set of guys setting policies affecting us, the same olodo lecturers teaching us jargons in school, the same guys criticizing the efficiency of our curriculum are the same guys that set the phucking curriculum.
A good tree can only be judged by the good fruits it produced......if we the graduates are unemployable, then our lecturers, the minister of education, and every phucking body involved in education in Nigeria are also useless and unemployable!! Lubbish!

Friedplantain

Lol

because the job seekers outnumber d available jobs dats all. if Jonathan creates enabling environment for business to thrive, and if importation is banned or reduced and nigerians stop smuggling. there wud be jobs shikena. instead of GNS in skul why not teach gmat and shl.

Just one!
The Government.
If they do what's responsible and wanted of them, all those points aforementioned won't exist.
Happy New Year.

serious

Who said so?

The way this FP dey change ehnnnn

Okay

Nonsense, if the quality of education Nigerians get is Cassava, they should shut up when Graduates give qualities of Garri. Better Education, Better Life, Better Graduates.

I quite agree with all the aforementioned.
Well, to set the record straight, let's put "less blame on the Graduates, and add MORE blame to their Lecturers". Cox When the lecturers aint developing their skill/assessing their capacity/researching more on the subject they are lecturing, how do you want "excellent" performance from them. I think they say "Proper preparation prevent poor performance". Some of these lecturers wont even bother to go-through the topic of what they will lecture on, it's when they get to class that they will start their "blunders".
Or what do we expect from a lecturer who make use of the textbooks/notes he bought/wrote during his/her Uni. days of 20years back in lecturing? What sort of Graduate will such churn out?

And besides, Government and students faults are not left out in this "blame game" also, Because what do we expect from a school that doesn't have enough libraries---i mean REAL library(not those kindergarten library),libraries that are "E-controlled". I mean, that are electronical. The kinda library where on your desk, you will just dial the control room, and request for the type of subject/topic(s) you need and what they will ask is just your "desk number", and GBAM!!! --- it's there before you on your screen(without even standing up from your desk to ransack the whole library like a "lost fellow")

dat no 5 is ridiculous.

imagine asking for 5 years experience from new graduate.
shey na for university he/she go acquire working experience ni

stinggy:
The way this FP dey change ehnnnn

How?

Bad and corrupt leadership

School passed through them. All we do is cram cram and cram to pass and get good grades. We don't really study for the education.

Our universities teach us on how to end up as employees and not employers.

SmooshCHN:
Imm

Landlord

First comment on nairaland fp,Abeg welcome me with likes...........

Epistle

So you say.

U forgot to mention unseriousness on their part

No 2

Huh?