Post by Wellness with happiness (@happiness_ekpe)

I served my country… but who will serve the graduate after NYSC? 🇳🇬💔

Look at this picture.
I went for NYSC with dreams, hope and the belief that after school and national service, I would find my place in the workforce.

Years later, I am still searching for a job.

And I keep asking myself…

Why do graduates spend one full year serving the nation, but after NYSC, there isn't a clear pathway into employment?

Why can't there be stronger systems that connect qualified graduates directly to available jobs in their fields?

Why are there so many graduates with degrees, skills and the willingness to work, yet so few transparent opportunities?

Too often, people feel that “man know man” is the only way to get throuh the door.

Some graduates are creating content.
Some are driving Keke and Okada.
Some are frying Akara and plantain.
Some are trading, farming or doing whatever honest work they can find to survive.

And there is absolutely nothing shameful about honest work.

The painful part is when someone spends years studying, completes NYSC, is ready to work… and still cannot find an opportunity in the field they trained for.

This is bigger than my story.

It is the reality of many Nigerian graduates. 🇳🇬

So let me ask:

What should come after NYSC — another struggle to find a job, or a real pathway into employment?

What do you think? 👇

And If you’re also a graduate who has been searching for a job for years, how long have you been waiting? Tell me your story in the comments. 👇🏽🇳🇬
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I served my country… but who will serve the graduate after NYSC? 🇳🇬💔 Look at this picture. I went...

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Digital sage: Nigeria,my country
This has always been bothering me
Tessy Edelquinn: We served hoping for employment but the level we find ourselves,one can't explain
Nelson Thomas: In my own case, I struggled to gain admission but I didn't really struggle to get a job even though it wasn't in my line of discipline..
Chidimma....: NYSC should not be the end of the journey; graduates need real opportunities to build a future after service.
Wellness with happiness: If you’re still searching for work after NYSC, how many years has it been? 🇳🇬❤️

You’re not alone. Share your story.
Rev. Goodidea Sunday Ugochukwu: This is where the conversation should go beyond “be hardworking.” A graduate can be hardworking, skilled, and willing to work, yet still remain locked out by a weak employment system. We need pathways, not just certificates and slogans. 🇳🇬💔
Emzy: We serve hoping for a change and swift employment ...but guess what? The story is reversed
Joseph The Dreamer: You don't suppose to have that hope o, you know how many unemployed graduates wey dey ground before you go camp at all, if such job come, thank your God, if it doesn't add 1 +2 and start your own business or work
Happiness Nkiru: It is well with us
Onuagwa Chika: Na our sweet-pain country, I dey sweet us, I dey pain us.