President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to tap into the benefits of the Igbo apprenticeship system in order to tackle the scourge of youth unemployment in Nigeria. At the sidelines of a public book presentation by The Sun newspapers in Abuja on Thursday, the chairman of United Nigeria Airlines Limited, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo said the apprenticeship scheme has the …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, said a democratic system bedevelled by insecurity, unemployment and other socio-economic challenges must be ditched. He said any democratic system that failed on the tenets of democracy was not need in any society or country. Obasanjo, who was hosted by the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, at the inauguration of internal roads in …

The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Monday called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on youth unemployment and economic resuscitation. The CSOs said this is with a view to enhancing skills and creating jobs, making youths self-reliant and reducing their vulnerability to recruitment into criminal activities. The organisations under the Nigeria International Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Forum …

The Prince’s Trust International, a non-profit organisation established by King Charles III of England, has been launched in Nigeria to address the urgent issue of youth unemployment on a global scale. The launch, which took place at a reception in Lagos on Wednesday, was attended by high-profile functionaries, including the Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones. Speaking at …