Over 25,000 Register As FG Begins Online Registration Of Unemployed

No fewer than 25, 000 persons have registered within the first 24
hours of the commencement of the online registration of unemployed
persons in the country by the federal government, checks by Friday has revealed.

The online registration, the first of its kind in the country is in
compliance with the third mandate of the NDE which requires it “to
obtain and maintain a data bank on employment and vacancies in the
country with a view to acting as a clearing house to link job seekers
with vacancies in collaboration with other government agencies”

As part of its quest to keep a robust data base for unemployed
persons and job  creation, the federal government through the National
Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Wednesday commenced the registration
of unemployed persons.
When our reporter visited the websitewww.jobsforall.ng, it contained features requesting qualifications, address of applicants.

Despite what appears to be a relatively slow response to the
registration, a source within the ministry of Labour and Employment told
our reporter that the government is optimistic that it will be a
success.

He said, “This is a new project and like we have emphasised, it gives
the country the best opportunity to know exactly not just the numbers
of unemployed persons but their areas of studies and the kind of jobs
the government will provide”

The source said the government plans to embark on more sensitisation
on the needs for unemployed youths to register as it will help the
government to make its own plans.

It would be recalled that the Deputy Director, Information &
Public Relations, at the NDE, Edmund Onwuliri, on Monday, said the
online portal will also serve as a meeting point for job seekers and
employers thereby reducing the cumbersome process of recruitment among
employers of skilled labour in the private and public sectors.

The online portal which went live on Wednesday April 5, 2017, is
designed to capture the relevant details of any unemployed person. It
will equally serve as a job exchange portal that will link job seekers
and employers.