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NYSC National Headquarters in Abuja Corps members during swearing-in ceremony at a NYSC Orientation Camp. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a mandatory, post-tertiary scheme set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime of Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, to "reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war". [1]
Graduate unemployment, or educated unemployment, is unemployment among people with an academic degree.. Aggravating factors for unemployment are the rapidly increasing quantity of international graduates competing for an inadequate number of suitable jobs, schools not keeping their curriculums relevant to the job market, the growing pressure on schools to increase access to education (which ...
N-Power was created on 8 June 2016 to address the issues of youth unemployment and help increase social development. The scheme is created for unemployed graduates and non-graduates between the ages of 18 and 35. [1] [2] [3] It is a paid programme of a two-year duration, aimed at engaging beneficiaries in their states of residence. [4]
[14] [15] [16] In 2019, she was on Forbes Africa 30 under 30 Technology list. [17] [18] Eweniyi was named as one of 30 Quartz Africa Innovators for 2019. [19] Eweniyi was on Forbes Africa's list of 20 New Wealth Creators in Africa 2019. [20] She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Young Person of The Year in 2020. [21]
The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, the foundation's flagship programme is designed to train, fund, mentor and provide networking opportunities to the next generation of African entrepreneurs who are designing and delivering innovative and creative solutions addressing Africa’s most pressing challenges; African solutions designed for Africans by Africans.
In 2019, of Nigeria's annual budget of N8.8trn only 3.6% was allocated to healthcare. [7] In a 2017 survey carried out by Nigeria's polling agency, NOI Polls, in conjunction with Nigerian Health Watch it was found that most doctors seek opportunities abroad as 88 percent of doctors were considering work opportunities abroad. [6]
The postgraduate medical training in Nigeria involves three stages; an entrance examination called the Primary examination, the Part one examination and the Part two final examination. Eligibility for the primary examination is a medical graduate undergoing or has completed or been exempted from the National Youth Service Corps.
Godwin Emefiele, Group managing director/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (2014-).; Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice President (Africa Region), World Bank and Federal Minister of Education (2006–2007) and Solid Minerals Development (2005–2006), Nigeria and Senior Economic Advisor, AEDPI.