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Nigeria’s unemployment rate hits 33.5 per cent by 2020 – Minister

Nigeria unemployment rate to reach 33.5 per cent by 2020, says the federal government.

“It is a thing of joy to note that Nigeria has not been resting on her oars over the years in terms of dedicated efforts to curb the unemployment problem,” he said. He said others were the current National Social Investment Programme which has been ongoing since 2017, embedded in the National Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017-2020.

Mr Ngige said the workshop was aimed at presenting the outcome of some of government efforts and the commencement of another phase of the processes. “To stimulate actions towards exploiting untapped available options for massive job creations; to chart way forward on immediate next steps that would yield measurable results”.

 

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