News
Over 21 Million Nigerians Now Unemployed – NBS
According to its Labour Force Statistics report released on Monday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) confirmed that 21.7 million Nigerians are now unemployed.
The number of unemployed Nigerians went from 20.93 in 2018 to 21.76 million in the second quarter of 2020.
This means more than 17 million Nigerians have become unemployed since December 2014, while the total working age population has grown by almost the same number in those six years.
For the first time in the history of the revised NBS unemployment reports, the number of people in the labour force willing to work dropped.
There are now at least 10 million people in the labour force unwilling to work, according to NBS.
-
News3 days agoFG increases workers salary
-
Politics1 day agoWasiu Ayinde’s Daughter Gets Political Appointment
-
Gists5 days agoNigeria Ranked 6th With Largest Pen!s Size Globally (Full List)
-
Education4 days agoJAMB releases 2024 UTME results ( See How To Check)
-
Business4 days agoCBN Sends Warning Message To OPay, Palmpay, Others Over Customers Accounts
-
Metro/Crime6 days agoFashion Designer, Okada Rider Die In Osogbo Auto Crash
-
Business5 days agoLatest Dollar To Naira Exchange Rate Today
-
Politics5 days agoTinubu to reshuffle cabinet, as some ministers marked for replacement