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Industrial Employment Trends in Nigeria: Workforce Issues, Impacts and Ideas

The labour market and workforce in Nigeria are experiencing massive pressure changes, both in quantity of entrants but also in the composition of its new entrants. With higher enrolment in engineering and fewer in technical education, disruption in the manpower mix is clearly evident. This paper explores the issues and trends in workforce demographics in Nigeria, with focus on employment trends, workforce trends and the consequences of oversupply of graduates. The changing skills and composition of the informal sector is discussed. The paper wraps up with policy implications for the emerging t…