13 LOGICAL REASONS WHY MOST NIGERIA GRADUATE MAY REMAIN UNEMPLOYED

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1. Lack of employability skills (Mr. Kenedy Brake,
Formal kokodiagbene Youth leader and director,
Brakin resources,
Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/99-
todays-graduates-employable/ , sept 2014)
2. Failure of school curriculum to place emphasis
on practical concepts of entreprenuership/ Too
much emphasis on theoretical education than
entreprenuership exposure (Prof. Peter Okebukola,
Formal ambassador to belgium and Botswana,
source: www.punchng.com/news/why-nigerian-
graduates-are-not-employable/Punch , April
30,2014)
3. The quality and focus of training offered by the
universities were not in tune with the needs of
society(Prof. Julius Okojie, NUC executive
secretary, Source: www.thebeat99.com/
discussion/are-nigerian-graduates-
employable-15-04-13 )
4. Most of the programmes run in the universities
are irrelevant (Prof. Sola Fajana, V.C Ayo
babalola University, Source: Daily independent,
October 2, 2013)
5. Employers stating job experiences for fresh
graduates (Jessica Akano, Dohemy Service,
Source: Rubbin minds, Channels television,
www.channelstv.com/2014/03/30/nigerian-
graduates-are-employable-hr-consultant/ )
6. The university lecturers are not retrained i.e
They fail to update themselves, so they cannot
impact new knowledge (Prof. Mosto Onuoho,
Formal technology adviser to shell petroleum
Development company (SPDC) Source:
www.thisdaylive.com/articles/-why-nigerian-
graduates-are-unemployable-/82902/ )
7. Lack of basic mental, social practical and
developmental skills to function effectively at
assigned jobs(Mrs. Alfred, 62 convocation of the
university of ibadan, source: P.M Nigeria, Nov 22,
2010)
8. Many Nigerian Youth do not get employment
because they do not know how to seek for it.
(The Association of chartered certified Accountant
(ACCA), thu 6th March, 2014
source:m.allafrica.com/
stories/201403060992.html/ hotNigeriajobs.com)
9. The quality of education in Nigeria is low (Prof.
Oye ibidapo obe, VC federal university Ndufu-Alike
(FUNAI))
10. Most curricula used in the university system
today are outdated and no longer in tune with
current realities (Abiola Solanke,
Source:dailypost.ng/2014/04/21/abiola-solanke-
nigerias-educational-system-unemployable-
graduates/ Daily post, April 21,2014)
11. Lots of Nigerian graduate are unskilled and
there is an urgent need for tertiary education to
be equiped with more skills (Jo Beall, Education
and society, British council,
Source:businessdayonline.com/2014/10/
stakeholders-advocate-graduates-employability-
skills-upgrade/ Business day, October 21th, 2014)
12. Lack of digital skills and digital creativity (The
Nigerian computer society(NCS) source:
www.ncs.org.ng Dec 1, 2014)
13. No examiners, supervisors, lecturers were able
to detect their low IQ, intelligence when in school
(source:thepointernewsonline.com/?p=20903)

Source: Nl

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