As the rate of unemployment continues to increase youths have been advised to acquire skills to back up their education for better opportunities in the labor market.

Some concerned Nigerians advised at a validation workshop on the empirical Review of youth employment policies in Nigeria organized to look into the causes of the increase in unemployment particularly among the youth.

Gloria Ogifo a Director from the federal ministry of labor and employment charged Parents provide useful skills for their children, especially in the area of their interests.

A Statista report released at the beginning of 2022 forecasted the unemployment rate in Nigeria for the year to hit 33%, from 32% in 2021 with a 0.5 increase.

The national bureau of Statistics reported in 2022 that Nigeria’s unemployment rate rose to 33.3 percent, indicating that about 23.2 million people in Nigeria have no job which also signified that Nigeria has the second-highest rate of unemployment in the world.

The young Nigerians gathered in to brainstorm possible solutions to drastically reduce the increasing rate of job seekers in Nigeria.

Mrs. Gloria Ogifo charged parents to provide useful skills for their children as they go along with their academic careers.

She also encouraged employers to give opportunities to qualified candidates to learn on the job to create a wealth of experience for the young ones.

Iyabo Olanrele is a researcher who explained that one of the problems of youths engagement and employment is the lack of financial support for youth who have the skill to create employment for others calling on the government to come up with a mechanism for sustainable intervention for youths.

Mr. Fyneface Dumnamene Explained how the federal government can curb the problem of oil thefts which has hit 400 million barrels as of September 7th this year and use it as a means of employment and revenue generation.