A demographic dividend that was supposed to power Africa’s largest economy into the front rank of 21st century nations is rapidly morphing into a demographic catastrophe, BusinessDay findings revealed. With 70 percent of its citizens under thirty-five and 3.5 million new labour-market entrants every year, Nigeria should be the natural winner in the global race for digital talent. Instead, the country is bleeding more than $11 billion annually from a skills deficit so severe that stakeholders now warns the entire $15 billion artificial-int
A demographic dividend that was supposed to power Africa’s largest economy into the front rank of 21st century nations is rapidly morphing into a demographic catastrophe, BusinessDay findings revealed. With 70 percent of its citizens under thirty-five and 3.5 million new labour-market entrants every year, Nigeria should be the natural winner in the global race for digital talent. Instead, the country is bleeding more than $11 billion annually from a skills deficit so severe that stakeholders now warns the entire $15 billion artificial-int