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     It wasn’t business as usual today at the ikeja new garage as a female bus driver ceremoniously joined the drivers plying the Ikeja/Ojodu Berger route. I got to the garage as usual and found people gathering, there was such much euphoria in the air as I fastened my steps just to get a glimpse of the cause. Everyone was staring in awe to see a young lady in her early thirties drive a 17 seater bus into the garage. She was welcomed with noise from the garage boys and from what I could gather, she had been around since last week getting herself familiarize with garage rules and to pay obeisance to her formers. To my amazement, she had with her a female conductor also to help with obtaining fares and settling transactions with commuters. The reason I decided to write this is actually because of the support and cooperation she got from other male bus drivers and conductors. We live in a society where men look down on women who tend to compete in masculine professions so to say,

"Federal Government of Nigeria has directed the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment to start receiving CV's (Document) massively nationwide from graduates for employment in 2016. These graduates are to submit their CV's at Federal Secretariats in their respective states. The following graduate are welcome: 1. Secondary School Graduates. 2. Certificate course of any kind. 3. OND, ND, HND in any field. 4. Bsc, BEd, B.A, in any field. 5. Any other qualification is accepted excluding Msc & PhD. Please inform others who are not opportune to come across this message. Closing date for submission is January 7th, 2016". To think our graduates fell for this bullshit that is being broadcasted without a proper link is totally una cceptable . ...I am concerned about the unemployment crisis we face but isn't this act itself  major reason why graduates are not getting employed because of our misinformation.  This is a wake up call for us and also the federal

it's is just four days into the new year and am very sure after reading this post y'al would be like,,haha it is too early to complain. In reality am not complaining, am just probably speaking the minds of about the 65% of the educated Nigerian youths who probably graduated from 10 years back to date. while we were all carried away with the festivities (festive activities) a larger percent of graduates where all over the internet searching for job vacancies home and abroad, seeking to get employed as the year rolls in. Some have fasted, cried and hoped that this new year God and the Nigerian political and economical policies will favour them and usher them into a new status. well, if you have faith anything is possible. Over the weekend I had opportunity of hanging out with old friends and couple of relatives too and am still trying to wrap my head around why all the complaints I got was on joblessness(how they have not being able to secure good jobs since after servi