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Over 36.6m Nigerians in job market – Diaspora Group

By on December 15, 2015

he Association of Nigerian-American Professionals (ANAPIN) has decried the persisting high unemployment rate in the country which has about 36.6 million people jobless.

The group said it is worried by the ugly situation and ready to partner with the federal government in driving the current administration’s change agenda.
Speaking during the conferment of award on some Nigerian who have distinguished themselves in their respective positions, the President of ANAPIN, Mazi Emmanuel Okoro said that what defines the character of a nation is what that country and it’s people were able to do in times of challenges.

He said Nigeria can attain its full potentials provided the government is ready to engage its diaspora professionals as strategic drivers of our macro-economic policies and in the implementation of such intervention programmes as the youth employment and empowerment schemes.

Among key steps he said the government must take are to pay urgent attention are to create enabling environment for attraction of investments by addressing security issues, diversification of the economy and weaning it away from dependence on oil and fossil fuels.

According to ANAPIN President, the federal government should also pay more attention to investment in  infrastructure and entrenchment of the rule of law.
He said that for current administration to achieve a sustained economic growth under its change agenda, it must critically address the macro-economic imperatives of our present economy.

 

[ThisDay]