The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has cautioned youths against solely relying on government for job opportunities.
A statement signed by the ministry’s Head of Press, Charles Akpan, said the Mr Ngige gave the charge during a Townhall Meeting on Popularization of blue/green collar jobs among graduates of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, in Edo State.
While stressing the need for Nigerian youths to seek other means of employment and not rely on government, the minister pointed out that “government can’t provide everyone with jobs.”
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Represented by the Director, Special Duties and Projects Department in the ministry, Martina Nwordu, the minister said the wealthiest youths in the world currently are not government employees.
The minister urged Nigerian youths to invest their talent in other job sectors, as the richest youth of the world are not employees of government but smart entrepreneurs who distinguished themselves in creative skills in various areas.
The purpose of the meeting, which held concurrently in four other geo-political zones of the federation, was to sensitize representatives of key stakeholders in graduate employment on the benefits of blue/green-collar jobs as an alternative response to the challenges of graduate unemployment, the statement noted.
