Addressing Youth Unemployment In Nigeria

 By Sirajaddeen Bello

Among Nigeria’s many socioeconomic challenges, one issue stands out as the biggest threat, casting a gloomy shadow over both the present and the future. That issue is youth unemployment. It is a subject that elicits a head shake, and a sense of impending doom. But beyond the sombre tone, let me unravel the implications of this predicament and infuse a touch of hope into this  serious issue.

Youth unemployment in Nigeria isn’t just a problem; it’s an iceberg of colossal proportions. Picture some hundreds of thousands, nay, millions of youths (educated, bright young minds) stuck in a seemingly endless and almost fruitless game of job hunting— a game where there are fewer opportunities and a mammoth crowd of players. 

Two Easiest Jobs In Nigeria

By Paul Onomuakpokpo

Despite the varied perfidy that sullied the recent elections, they are not irredeemably impaired after all. They have provided us with some vital lessons to navigate our labyrinthine political space. Clearly, they have once again jarred us into the consciousness of our seemingly indissoluble deficit in political enlightenment. 

It is such a societal malaise that propels the citizens to cast their votes without knowing the explicit reason they are doing this. In their minds, these remain unresolved posers: Is it really for the vote-buying lucre that is transacted far from the prying eyes of other citizens? Is it on account of the candidate’s past performance either in private or public offices that redounded to the well-being of the citizens?