Nigeria needs 27 million new jobs by 2030 to curb unemployment crisis β NESG
βοΈ Ayodeji Adegboyega, .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow, Class, Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus, Display Inline, .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar, Where Img, Height Auto Max-Width, Vertical-Align Bottom .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar, Vertical-Align Middle .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar Is .Alignleft .Alignrightπ October 06, 2025 11:02 PMβ±οΈ 2 min readπ Scraped: October 07, 2025
Summary: NESG urged the federal and state governments as well as the private sector to prioritise job creation and productivity, warning that Nigeriaβs population, projected to reach 275 million by 2030, leaves little time to act.
Nigeria, Africaβs most populous country, requires at least an additional 27 million jobs in the formal sector of its economy by 2030 to stem the tide of unemployment as its working-age population expands to 168 million, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has warned.
The group made the revelation in a report titled, βFrom Hustle to Dece
π°
Continue Reading on Premium Times Nigeria
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.