…they downplayed the country's economic hardship amid rising inflation, food prices and unemployment. The First Lady later defended the comments, saying the Federal Government's empowerment initiatives extended beyond akara sellers to include traders dealing in tomatoes, pepper, vegetables and roasted plantain. She also…

…have not been delivered, citing poor infrastructure, limited federal presence, youth unemployment and the absence of impactful constituency projects, including the deteriorating Okeigbo-Ifetedo Bridge linking Ondo and Osun states. The stakeholders declared their support for Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi, who contested the…

…three hundred thousand naira). He, however, blamed his involvement in the crime on unemployment. The suspect, a former driver, has been arrested by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Anambra State Police Command after an intelligence-led investigation into cases of missing children. VCRU is the…

…are confronted daily with worsening insecurity, an unbearable cost of living, rising unemployment and declining economic opportunities, our responsibility as a serious opposition party is to present practical solutions as alternatives to the people, not to be bogged down by contrived legal challenges," the statement re…

…Nigeria, millions of young people remain trapped in a cycle of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and hopelessness. Too many children are outside the formal education system. Too many young men and women possess neither vocational skills nor realistic economic prospects. Too many communities have watched opportunities…

…APC for "hiding behind zoning arguments" instead of engaging in debates on governance, unemployment, infrastructure and economic hardship. "Democracy is a contest of ideas, competence and public trust, not excuses created out of fear. If Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu truly poses no threat to the APC, there would be no reason…

The drivers of insecurity in Nigeria are multi-dimensional and include poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, weak governance, corruption, ethnicity, religious extremism and marginalisation

…and xenophobic sentiments directed at undocumented migrants, amid concerns over high unemployment and economic pressures. Reports indicate that some undocumented migrants have begun relocating towards border areas following threats and growing hostility from anti-immigration groups. The situation has also affected Nige…

…Christmas message. After the party's candidate, Buhari, came into power in 2015, the unemployment rate continued to rise during his eight years in office. By 2019, Atiku was pledging to attain a single-digit unemployment rate by 2024 through the creation of three million jobs annually and to double Nigeria's GDP to $90…

…failure of leadership? The insecurity in the North is stoked by poverty, ignorance and unemployment. That explains why the United Nations always advises the affected states to address the underlying causes of insecurity, since hard power of military might alone cannot put an end to insecurity posed by insurgency, bandi…

…more complicated. Public dissatisfaction with service delivery, persistent insecurity, unemployment, corruption, poverty, and infrastructural deficits suggests that many Nigerians feel that democratic institutions have not consistently translated political participation into tangible improvements in daily life. Trust i…

…are the ones surviving. Nigeria also has a large pool of talented young people, although unemployment and underemployment remain challenges. Entrepreneurs can find skilled people, but retaining them has become difficult because many professionals now have access to remote opportunities abroad. Despite these challenges,…

…of ordinary Nigerians who are struggling with insecurity, poverty, looming starvation, unemployment and myriads of existential challenges. These Nigerians do not understand or care for such evidences of the discipline's growing sophistication and nuancing as retrospective voting, measurement error, game theory, computa…

…and quality of education, enhancing healthcare delivery and outcomes, addressing youth unemployment through skills development and entrepreneurship, promoting innovation, technology adoption, and private sector partnerships, as well as strengthening inter-state collaboration and policy coherence across Northern Nigeria…

…Mohammed, described cooperative education as a vital instrument for addressing poverty, unemployment, inequality, food insecurity, and financial exclusion in Nigeria. Mohammed said cooperative societies provide people-centred solutions to development challenges by empowering individuals and communities to actively part…

…in the diaspora to invest in the state to boost economic development and reduce unemployment. Osun APC calls on EFCC to freeze alleged N13.7bn ghost workers accounts

…working towards. In Johannesburg, the conversation is increasingly urgent, given an unemployment rate that makes the question of who actually benefits from AI a deeply political one That momentum matters. Africa needs stronger innovation ecosystems, more technical talent, and more globally competitive startups. AI coul…