Post by Henry Emeka (@Emekus)

There is no single official figure for how many Nigerian youths and graduates have been unemployed since 1960, because Nigeria has never maintained a continuous, graduate‑specific unemployment database going back to independence. However, available data from different periods allows us to understand the scale of the crisis.
What we can say based on available data
Below is the clearest picture supported by published research and national statistics:

Nigeria’s population has grown massively since 1960
Nigeria’s population rose from 55.6 million in 1964 to over 150 million by 2006, creating pressure on job creation. Rapid population growth has been statistically linked to rising unemployment.

This means each decade produced more graduates than the economy could absorb.

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