LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada in March marked the first drop in employment in three years, the national statistical agency said Friday, as uncertainty over US tariffs led businesses to cut staffing and stall hiring. Some 33,000 net jobs were shed in the month, pushing the unemployment rate up 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 percent, according to Statistics Canada. The…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has advised Nigerians against trying to influence or dictate to the youth what to do. Obi made these remarks while speaking to the press during the installation ceremony of Rtn. Au. Nkemdili Nnonyelu as the 8th District Governor of Rotary International,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos lawyer and human right activist, Chief (Barr.)Malcolm Omirhobo has reacted to the statement of Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar on the precarious situation of insecurity and hunger in the country stressing that when the revolution the monarch foresaw, if not averted would consume all Nigeria leaders and not just…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to “focus energy, time and resources (on) any form of propaganda against religious leaders who disagree with (his) performance.” In a statement on Thursday signed by its president, Augustine Akubeze, the CBCN described the recent allegations by the presidency…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has expressed worries that expatriates are taking over jobs in the country. According to the government, the development is responsible for the soaring number of unemployed youths. The latest Nigeria Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) report showed that 33 per cent of the country’s population is unemployed. Minister of Interior,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil companies have asked security services to tighten surveillance as violent anti-police brutality protests and the expected sacking of hundreds of workers worsen desperation in the region, industry sources told Reuters. Already unemployment is above 40% in Nigeria’s energy regions and observers say further job losses could aggravate problems of pipeline tapping,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi, on Thursday urged government at all levels to increase support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises so as to curb unemployment in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Obi spoke at the 7th Anniversary Lecture of News Express, a media outfit in Lagos. The…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dr Yemi Kale the Statistician General of the federation and CEO National Bureau of Statistics has denied ever telling Buhari or any one that unemployment computations do not take into account all sectors, age groups & both rural & urban areas. Responding to Garba Shehu on twitter he wrote: “Assuming what U…