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92% of Nigerian workers are in informal employment — Report
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By Francesca Hangeior
A survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has shown that about 92.3 percent of workers in Nigeria are in informal employment as at third quarter 2023, Q3’23.
The survey report titled: “Labour Force Statistics”, released yesterday also showed that the share of Nigerians that were underemployed within the period was 12.3 percent.
Meanwhile, the unemployment rate in the country increased by 0.8 percentage points to 5.0 percent in Q3’23 from 4.2 percent recorded in Q2’23, according to the report.
The NBS report stated further: “The unemployment rate by sex among men was 4.0 percent and among women was 6.0 percent.
“Disaggregation by location, the unemployment rate was 6.0 percent in urban areas and 4.0 percent in rural areas.
“Focusing on young people, the youth unemployment rate was 8.6 percent.”
On underemployment rate, the bureau said: “In Q3’23, the share of employed Nigerians that were underemployed was 12.3 percent.
“In disaggregating underemployment by sex, the share of employed men who were underemployed was 8.7 percent while the share of employed women who were underemployed was 16 percent.” On employment rate, NBS said:
“In Q3’23, 75.6 percent of Nigeria’s working-age population was in employment. “In Q3’23, 87.3 percent of employed Nigerians were primarily selfemployed with the remaining 12.7 percent being primarily engaged as employees.
“The share of employed persons in informal employment was 92.3 percent in Q3’23 a reduction of 0.4 percent when compared to 92.7 percent in the previous quarter.
The rate of informal employment among people living in rural areas was 97.2 percent while the urban informality rate was estimated at 87.5 percent
“Disaggregating by sex, the employment-topopulation ratio was 77.7 percent for males and 73.5 percent for females.
“The employment-to population ratio in urban areas was 71.1 percent and 80.7 percent in rural areas.” The report also showed that 13.7 percent of youth are not in employment, education or training (NEET Rate) in Q3’23.
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Tinubu Fires Top Appointee Over Alleged N1.4 Billion Embezzlement
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President Bola Tinubu has sacked Sani Auwalu Balarabe from his position as HoD, Chief of the Intercountry Centre for Oral Health for Africa, ICOH, over an alleged embezzlement of N1.4 billion during his tenure.
As far as one could gather from the People’s Gazette, the appointment of Balarabe was terminated on the 18th of July, following a spate of petitions that related to financial misconduct and investigations. The president appointed one Taiwo Olaniyi to replace him.
In January, several petitions were sent to the House of Assembly, EFCC, Ministry of Health, and other government agencies to investigate activities of Balarabe at ICOH. The petitions leveled accusations against Balarabe, saying that he had not conducted any research despite the institute receiving huge budgetary allocations, which is its core mandate.
One of the petitions dated January 16 had this: “Despite all these budgetary allocations, the centre has not produced a single oral health research project, which is its core mandate and the reason for its establishment.
It further brought to the fore that projects initiated under Balarabe’s administration, such as the construction of a remodeled dental clinic and administration block and the procurement of project vehicles, costing over N700 million, were never completed.
The petitions also accused him of backdating the appointment letters for new staff and paying them arrears of their salary, with such money to be returned to a particular account. These funds are said to have been applied toward some expenses at ICOH.
The sacking of Balarabe clearly typified President Tinubu’s commitment to corruption fighting and making those in charge of public institutions accountable.
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Finally, IGP approves hunger protests across Nigeria
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The Nigerian police has finally approved the planned nationwide protests and outlined conditions for participants.
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, revealed this on Friday while addressing journalists in Abuja.
He urged all groups planning to participate in the proposed nationwide protest to submit their details to the Commissioners of Police in their respective states.
The police boss said this was to ensure the protest was peaceful.
Egbetokun said, “We acknowledge the constitutional right of Nigerian citizens to peaceful assembly and protest.
“However, in the interest of public safety and order, we urge all groups planning to protest to provide necessary details to the Commissioner of Police in the state where the protest is intended to take place.
“To facilitate a successful and incident-free protest, they should please provide the following information: state the proposed protest routes and assembly points; expected duration of the protest; and names and contact details of protest leaders and organisers.”
The police boss said the information expected from the organisers also include measures to prevent hijacking by criminal elements, as well as key identifiers for possible isolation of potential troublemakers.
By providing the information, he said, the police will be able to deploy adequate personnel and resources to ensure public safety.
He said the police needed to know the specific routes and areas for the protest to avoid conflicts with other events or activities.
Mr Egbetokun said the police will “establish clear communication channels with protest leaders to address any concerns or issues that may arise; minimise the risk of violence, property damage, or other criminal activity.
“We encourage all protesters to cooperate with the police, obey the law, and adhere to global best practices for peaceful assembly to guarantee a safe and successful exercise of their rights.
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