THE RISING WAVE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY HAS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS IT HAS ANNOUNCED THE OPENING OF EMPLOYMENT AND JOB CREATION PORTALS FOR UNEMPLOYED NIGERIANS LIVING IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS IN THE DIASPORA.
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTER, SENATOR CHRIS NGIGE, WHO MADE THIS KNOWN YESTERDAY, WHILE SPEAKING WITH NEWSMEN AFTER THE WEEKLY FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (FEC) MEETING PRESIDED OVER BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT ABUJA, SAID COUNCIL APPROVED A PORTAL CALLED NIGERIAN LABOUR EXCHANGE (NILEX) THAT WOULD BE DOMICILED IN HIS MINISTRY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND JOB CREATION.
HE SAID THE DIGITAL PLATFORM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE USED BY EMPLOYERS ON ONE HAND AND JOB SEEKERS ON THE OTHER.
