Nigerian Man Who Didn’t Get Job After NYSC Storms Oshodi Bridge On One-Man Protest, Carries Placard
- A Nigerian man could not get a job months after finishing his NYSC, and stormed Oshodi bridge on a one-man protest
- The words on his placard touched the hearts of many netizens, as they shared their similar experience
- His viral post caught people’s attention and went viral on X, after someone who met him shared his story
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A Nigerian man could not get a job months after finishing his National Youth Service Corps program.
To express his frustration, the man stormed Oshodi Bridge on a one-man protest to complain about his unemployment.
Source: Twitter
His story was shared by an X user, @fw_cas, who came across him at Oshodi bridge in Lagos, where he stood with a placard
The words on his placard read:
"If school is not a scam! After months of finishing service (NYSC). I haven't gotten a job. #JusticeforNigeriaGraduates."
The man said he met the man crying out, got a job after finishing his NYSC and decided to share his story.
The X post read:
"Met this corper on Oshodi Bridge today, crying out after NYSC with no job. Let’s stand together for #JusticeForNigeriaGraduates! Help a graduate—share their story! 🇳🇬 #SupportOurYouth."
See the tweet below:
Reactions as unemployed graduate storms Oshodi bridge
@sammyjagaban said:
"Hear me out if you are reading , forget university education , if you are not studying medical courses, engineering, computer science, don’t waste that money, go to a vocational school. Learn tailoring, welding etc. you can’t job hunt . I am regretting."
@Ire_mi_de_2708 said:
"One thing about this is that when I was showing how sad I am not getting a job after completing my service , some groups of thug to meet me and asked me to leave with immediate effect at that oshodi terminal station that they no send my papa make I go school torn the cardboard."
@oluwamuyiwa04
"A lot of ex-corpers are seriously seeking for jobs. Why will someone go to school, go for service immediately, and the next thing they will tell you is you must have 3-5 yr experience why applying for jobs."
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@r9mseyy said:
"Talking about jobs..the employment system of this country isn’t favorable…most jobs offering payroll that doesn’t align wit the current economy."
@AbolanleAyobami said:
"He is absolutely right this our government ehhnn nah them they they cause all this unemployment for the youth now days."
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Unemployed Nigerian graduate in UK
A Nigerian lady who was struggling to get a job in the UK shared her experience of getting to a supposed recruitment venue.
She expressed her frustration after she was told the company had stopped recruitment. The information came to her late. She had already wasted hours waiting in the sun.
In a TikTok video, the lady said:
"Hello guys so I'm in Stratford City Center I came because I heard that there was an opening for a job, you just come and you sit around the field you are all seated and you wait for the company the recruiting company to come and probably you you know register you and give you jobs for the summer. You all know that my event job comes once in a while it's not consistent there is no event in two days it should probably middle of next month.
"....Imagine me now sitting and probably waiting for a miracle to happen it's not easy but we are gonna make it work we are definitely gonna make it work."
In related stories, a lady shared the jobs she did in the United Kingdom, while another shared how she got a Tesla after working as a nurse in America.
Lady gets job with Korean government
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian girl named Nneka opened up about how she landed a job with the Korean government.
She mentioned that she learnt the language so that she'll be able to express her love for her crush, South Korean actor Lee Min Ho.
Her viral post about her job sparked reactions from Nigerians, as she gave details on her job in the Korean government.
Joseph Omotayo, the HOD of the Human Interest Desk, contributed to this article, referencing the story of an unemployed Nigerian lady in the UK.
Source: Legit.ng
