Increased graduate unemployment poses dilemma

By Tunde Fatunde. Spiralling graduate unemployment in Nigeria is causing consternation in civil society and among captains of industry. A number of stakeholders believe tertiary institutions have become engine rooms, manufacturing unemployable graduates who could well become social misfits. As a possible solution, some have advocated the creation of vocational centres to train the youth as much-needed artisans in Nigeria’s growing economy. There have also been suggestions that some universities be converted to vocational institutions. Read more...