By Victor Ahiuma-Young
ONE of the crises confronting the Nigerian nation is the seemingly intractable employment crisis which experts and many social commentators warn that it is a time bomb waiting to explode. In fact, many have attributed the upsurge in crime rate across the country to the army of able-bodied idle minds that have indeed become the devil’s workshops all over the country.
While concerned bodies like Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, has been playing their part to finding solutions to the problem especially through skills acquisition and upgrading of skills through technical training, the Federal Government which through the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, among others, now seems determined to up its efforts at addressing unemployment.
Giving this hint was the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, who…
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