Unemployment in Nigeria

sorry to say, but ALL your above mentioned scenarios are not considered JOBS in realistic and serious economy! Even in the US, it is highly recognized that the more 'pali' you get, the better your chances of making a comfortable living. In serious economies, no one sells recharge cards by the road side because all you need is to pay your monthly fees and your airtime is automatically charged every month. there are no 'mobile calling centers' because serious govts ensure their citizens have adequate access to telecoms and phone booths are properly maintained! "Helping out in family shops"? Did you seriously consider that a long term source of income? Running erands for stipends? Selling pirated software? That is a felony in serious countries!
Selling bread and softdrinks? To make how much in a month? I am yet to find one single home shop selling bread and softdrinks here!
Running an online forum is what kids do here as a past time and not a full time job! It won't guarantee you a lifetime source of income neither can you plan a retirement on it!

Let's get serious here, call a spade a spade, we have all at one time been too other countries where things are run as they should be. Those in the US and Europe or Asia do not have two heads. Let us stop justifying mediocrity! How many of the afore mentioned people can afford adequate health care, quality education for their children? how many can purchase a beat up volkswagen car? A job is more than bread and butter, it is about obtaining an accepted standard of living!

Meanwhile there are certain things you read and ignore, some information is met  for us to just laugh

Looking back the last time there where enough jobs in Nigeria was in the early 80's
I remember my uncle told me a story about when he finished from UNN back in the days.
He was offered 3 job each with cars. He had a choice This was in 1979.

When was the last time a graduate had this kind of lovely story to tell, mind you it wasn't the government that employed him. After working for 3 years he was offered an Associate member of the company. Remember he was just a fresh graduate.

A graduate selling recharge card is not employed please .  The issue is that is no job in Nigeria to chose from, down here in the UK, there are job, even if they are not graduate roles, the are descent jobs.

The issue is the basics of economics, where politicans carry money in Ghana most go, steal money in broad day light, Moneys that could have been used to construct new roads, providing employment. Build new power station, providing employment. Build us a functioning system, that will give Nigerians the opportunity to discover themselves.

The internet has brought the world together, when are we going to tap into it, produce goods that can compete on the world stage.


We need a New Nigeria, where things work, where theirs light, good roads, where water runs,  functioning hospitals, equipped schools where people take their education seriously, mobile phones networks that work, a justice system that functions, the police is truely your friend,
someone please judge my case.

Good prisons, clean ones where evil people and politicans could go to and have time to repent.


This country na big problem. 

That is the government's primary responsibility.  Security, maintenance of law and order.  nothing more.

Private enterprises have already provided these.  We have good private schools and private networks.  The rest we can do also, but the government should focus on police, legal system, prisons, army, etc.  law and order, nothing more.

Here is the 2.9% that is unemployed. Seun can you help him?

CAUTION! It's too hot! Somehow, i was meditating yesterday about something relating to this. But, i would try and put it in book form.
Some poeple who had been lucky to get job easily forget their root. We all have ideas but how many of these so-called self made people help others grow their wealth? If you are not connected you are not assisted. Granted some chaps had been lucky to make it. We must realise that thd atmosphere favoured the priviledged.
If the environment is fertile, i trust nigerian youth to exceel. I had noticed something extra ordinary about Nigerians an I am proud to be a Nigerian
ANYTHING THEY DO, IF THEY GET THEIR CHANCE, THEY DO IT WELL. Why do you think 419 thrives? Naija spirit is the magic. I even read about their duping foreign banks, diplomats etc. If only we could channel those energy to positive ventures we may soon become economic power house. But the govt focus to much on security and politics while youths were being wasted.
Seue and other preaching self employment must know that NO ONE HAD EVER MAKE IT WITHOUT SOMEBODY'S SUPPURT, however small. Ask papa oyedepos, dangotes etc
The question is: ARE THEY GIVING YOUTHS 'ENOUGH' SUPPORT? Check it out. The answer is glaring

if you depend on government,you will not go far in life

Every year, young, energetic, and vibrant graduates are being pumped out of NYSC in two batches. Many of them travel here and there in search of greener pasture in several multinational companies, private companies, banks etc. but only a few remain lucky after several attempt.

Is it because the barber does not know how to barb or that the blade is not sharp? Thorough research has discovered that the fault is from applicants and not the employers.

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Unemployment is a symptom of inefficiency and inflexibility in the labor market.  For every graduate in Yoruba that can't find a job, there is an employer who can't find a French-speaker.  For every secretary that can't find a job, there is an oil company that has to employ engineers from abroad.  The problem is not that jobs are unavailable.  The problem is that the jobs people are looking for are not the jobs that are available.  The problem is lack of training.

very true statement

if you depend on government,you will not go far in life.


nigerians have to start becoming enterpreneurs, by all means. the government can't give u job, its becoming a privatised economy sef.  for a start i have a family friend who just started an insurance company, and now a billionaire. the secret to making money in that country is not looking for government work,"think hard not work hard'

Maplesout, I'd like to have a chat with you on YM. Let share ideas. It is important. My mail is on my profile.

@topic, I had just witnessed a scene now. A young boy trying to sell #5 pure water was hit by an okada. The boy wanted to sell to an elderly woman who had been shouting "pure water" from the bus. It was while trying to exchange water for money that the accident happent. A vehicle behid us ran over the bag of water the boy was selling though he was not hit, he escaped by God grace. Ironically, the okada that caused the accident did not even stop in spite of the noise and cry.

What has this got to do with topic? While we are passionate about self employment, while we are shouting job creation, etc, we must realize that millions, not thousands, are being frustrated daily by the system that fail woefully to protect them. As I am typing this, I am watching scores of young men and women struggling to be attended to by a govt agency that would process their self employment trainimg application. They have been frequenting the place in the last three months. We must not fail to realize that these people and many more are being pushed into unemployment not due to lack of idea but other extreneous factors.

It is therefore my view that the unemployment situation was actually aggravated by government and not the citizens. When govt put minimum condition in place, the citizen would follow it up.

Says who?  Your sixth sense? 

God have mercy

This is a menace in our society that needs to be deeply looked into,

Well,i want to thank each & everyone of you for the contribution so far!
the topic "UNEMPLOYMENT" is something we really need to think about take for instance, i registered a programme somewhere in Port Harcourt & at the end of the programme i ws sent for Industrial Training, cuold you beleive that because i have nobody in Government the first thing they told me was that "No payment for the perido you are going to spend with us" i accepted the offer but could you believe that they rejected my application simply because am not a native of rivers state. thats so unfair for christ sake!

we need to fight the bad government in our society if we need or bettter still want a place to stay and have enough to our satisfaction.

Life Goes on.

The unemployment problem in Niger is everyone problem, working or not. This is more reason why actions by me and you must be taken beyond mere discussions. If you are employed today, you must be thinking of how to create more employment. While I hold government responsible for the bad situation we are today in Nigeria, we must equally know that it will take both you, me and the entire nation effort to resolve this. what have you done today about this.
Let's come up with proposal for both big business and smaller and sell more to potential investors who are taking their money out of the country