Nigeria’s youth unemployment rate at 53.4%? Cryptocurrency firm goes wrong
According to Pioneers, one in two Nigerian youths is unemployed. But the company mangled the claim by using outdated sources.
According to Pioneers, one in two Nigerian youths is unemployed. But the company mangled the claim by using outdated sources.
A national newspaper reported that 25 new cases had been confirmed in the north-central state. This is incorrect, health officials said.
In August, a spate of media reports brought bad news for Nigerians – that they now had the highest unemployment rate in the world.
An analysis by Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper said over 50% of the country’s people have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus and survived.
Nigeria’s vice president Yemi Osinbajo is NOT disbursing $750 million to Nigerians as part of a Covid recovery initiative.
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