Over 1.4 million Nigerians’ have applied for 5,000 Civil Defence jobs

Reactions as 1.4 million Nigerians applied for 5,000 Civil Defence jobs
 - According to report, 1, 477, 042 million applications were received at the close of submission on September 7, 2019

- Thousands among them will be selected for the next stage

Over 1.4 million Nigerians scrambled for 5,000 job openings advertised by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

Quoting some sources, Premium Times reports that 1, 477, 042 million applications were received through the Civil Defence’s website at the close of submission on September 7, 2019.
Thousands among these applicants would be selected to take part in the next stage of the recruitment process. Meanwhile, Nigerians on social media have reacted to the revelation.

According to Babatunde Jenfa, Nigerian youths should think outside the box.
He said the education curriculum needs complete overhaul while the dependency mentality should be totally discouraged.
He opined that entrepreneurial courses should be made compulsory for university education.

"Depending on government for jobs is not the way to go. Rather we should clamour for government to come up with policies and actions that create enabling environment for businesses to grow.

A state of emergency should be declared in the energy and health sectors immediately," he wrote on Facebook.

Here are other reactions:

Bahrbahrtunday Holarhniyee: That's to tell you the level of unemployment in Nigeria, there is need for the FGN to stand up to their responsibilities with the reasons why they are being elected.

Ibrahim Ibn Owuri: Rising unemployment is worse than boko haram menace... Govt as a matter of urgency ought to declare a state of emergency.... So many societal crimes cuts from this galloping rise of unemployment.


Cheerful Kachi: By the time our political elite minus like 4000 slot from that 5000 in the name of their own candidates . which I know most of their candidates may likely not have applied for the job. Invariably 1.4million people will be pursuing the remaining 1000 slot left. All I know is that it's well with Nigerians.