NESG warns education weaknesses are limiting young Nigerians’ job prospects

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has raised concerns that weaknesses in Nigeria’s education system are limiting young people’s prospects of finding employment. Punch Nigeria reported that the NESG made the assessment while discussing the relationship between education and work. The group’s concern centres on whether the education system is preparing young Nigerians for available employment opportunities.

The supplied information does not identify the particular weaknesses cited by the organisation. It also does not provide figures showing the scale of the employment problem, or details of the jobs and sectors affected. No specific recommendations from the NESG were included in the available material.

The report likewise did not state whether the group was calling for changes to curricula, skills training, teaching standards or links between schools and employers. The NESG’s position, as reported, is that shortcomings in education are having consequences beyond schooling by reducing young people’s employment prospects. Further details of its assessment and proposed response were not provided.