The chief executive officer, Jobberman Nigeria, Oreoluwa Boboye has said that the company is organising a career fair in Kaduna which will increase female participation in the labour market.
According to Jobberman, critical findings from its 2022 How Young People Survive without Jobs Report, indicates that 26.4% of youths in Nigeria’s northeast region remained unemployed for more than five years, the second highest in the country.
In a company-issued statement, Oreoluwa Boboye, said, “More than gathering data, Jobberman is strategically positioned to design and deliver intervention programs arising from recommendations that will reduce youth unemployment nationwide. The Kaduna Career Fair is designed around the region’s peculiarities, such as increased female participation and new skills required for youth participation in the economy.”
The company stated that the Kaduna Career Fair will include a panel discussion on skills and qualities employers seek in a dynamic job market and a women-focused segment focused on learning from successful women leaders on balancing career and personal growth.
Speakers at the Fair will include Naja’atu Garba Ahmed, Senior Special Assistant to the Kaduna state Governor; Faridah Hamzat, Managing Consultant, TNV Consults Ltd; Raphael Isah, MD/CEO at Greysoft Technologies Nigeria, and others.
‘‘This career fair is part of a learning series Jobberman is organising nationwide as they continue their drive to upskill and retool Nigerian youths to improve their competitiveness in the marketplace.
Jobberman Nigeria is organising the Kaduna Career Fair as part of the Young Nigeria Works program, implemented in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, with support from the Kaduna State government. Planned to be held on November 23, 2023, at the Yar’Adua Hall, Murtala Square, Kaduna, the fair will provide a critical platform for interaction between job seekers and employers in the region,’’ the statement read further.
